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Moche

Whistle in the Form of a Figure Wearing Large Headdress

100 BCE–500 CE
Ceramic and pigment
20 × 6 cm (7.9 × 2.4 in)

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

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