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Moche

Effigy Jar Depicting a Dwarf Carrying a Puma

100 BCE–500 CE
Ceramic and pigment
21 × 18.4 cm (8.3 × 7.2 in)

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

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