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Moche

Stirrup Spout Vessel with Missing Handle in the Form of a Head Wraped in Textile

100 BCE–500 CE
Ceramic and pigment
27.3 × 19.4 cm (10.7 × 7.6 in)

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

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