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Moche

Jar in the Form of a Figure with Patterned Waistband and Lizard Headdress

100 BCE–500 CE
Ceramic and pigment
17.5 × 13.7 cm (6.9 × 5.4 in)

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

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