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Moche

Handle Spout Vessel with Composite Relief Depicting a Human Head, Owl, and Serpent

100 BCE–500 CE
Ceramic and pigment
20.6 × 19.4 cm (8.1 × 7.6 in)

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

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