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Moche

Handle Spout Vessel in the Form of a Woman and Child

100 BCE–500 CE
Ceramic and pigment
17.5 × 16.5 cm (6.9 × 6.5 in)

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

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