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Moche

Handle Spout Vessel in Form of Sacrificer Wearing a Jaguar Headdress

100 BCE–500 CE
Ceramic and pigment
19.7 × 19.7 cm (7.8 × 7.8 in)

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

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