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Moche

Portrait Vessel of a Young Man with a Scarred Lip

100 BCE–500 CE
Ceramic and pigment
16.2 × 16.2 cm (6.4 × 6.4 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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