Moche
North coast, Peru
Square Handle Spout Vessel with Form of a Bird Eating a Lizard
INV-6904
Moche
North coast, Peru100 BCE–500 CE
Square Handle Spout Vessel with Form of a Bird Eating a Lizard
Moche North coast, Peru →mochemochicaearly intermediate periodPre-Columbianearthenwareceramics
Date
100 BCE–500 CE
Medium
Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions
18.7 × 17.5 × 19.4 cm (7 3/8 × 6 7/8 × 7 5/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Nathan Cummings
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