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Moche

Ritual Vessel Depicting a Masked Deity with Serpents

100 BCE–500 CE
Ceramic and pigment
21 × 15.2 cm (8.3 × 6 in)

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

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