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Moche

Handle Spouted Vessel with Composite Relief with Human Head, Puma, and Serpent

100 BCE–500 CE
Ceramic and pigment
22.5 × 20.6 cm (8.9 × 8.1 in)

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

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