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Peru - Moche Human Portrait Jar
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Moche Human Portrait Jar
Type of Object: Vessel
Material: Ceramic
Measurements: Size ranges from 15-25 cm. in height.
Date or Period: 200 B.C.-700 A.D.
Maker: Moche
Designated List Category: IIIJ Moche Ceramics
Date of Import Restriction: 06/11/1997
Photograph: National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru
Copyright : National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru
 
Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions:
Date: 200 B.C.-700 A.D. Often mold-made, Moche vessel forms include stirrup-spout vessels, vessels in the shape of humans, animals, or plants. Colors are generally red and white. Decoration consists of a wide range of images showing scenes of real life of mythical scenes depicting gods, warriors, and other images.
Keywords:
ceramic, container, human head, Moche, mold-made, painted pottery, portrait, pottery, Pre-Columbian Ceramics, stirrup-spout, vessel,

 


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