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Vessel in the Form of a Seal Impersonator Playing a Drum · Moche · Articious

Moche, Vessel in the Form of a Seal Impersonator Playing a Drum

Vessel in the Form of a Seal Impersonator Playing a Drum

Moche · 100 BCE–500 CE · Art Institute of Chicago

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Maker: Moche, North coast, Peru
Date: 100 BCE–500 CE
Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: 41.1 × 23.3 × 20.5 cm (16 3/16 × 9 3/16 × 8 1/8 in.)
Place of origin: Peruvian North Coast
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Gift of Nathan Cummings

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