Portrait Vessel

AD 50-800 (Early Intermediate-Middle Horizon)

16.5 cm 21 cm 14 cm

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Moche ceramics are famous within the Americas for having many vessels in the shape of heads which seem to be portraits of actual individuals – some have identifying scars or facial features. While the face of this man is more general and idealized, with his wide eyes and stron...

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[Dr. Ernest Lira, Houston and Denver (?), or Dr. Peter Almendariz, Denver (?), or M. Brenner, Geneva (?)]; Paul Shepard, Tucson, Arizona [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Economos Works of Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Private collection, 1988, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.
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