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Moche

Wide-Mouthed Jar with Raised Motif of a Man Attacked by a Feline

100 BCE–500 CE
Ceramic and pigment
16.2 × 17 cm (6.4 × 6.7 in)

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

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