Portrait Head Bottle
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Portrait Head Bottle

TitlePortrait Head Bottle
Date4th–7th century 4th century
MediumCeramic, pigment
ClassificationCeramics-Containers
OriginMoche Moche
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineGift of Nathan Cummings, 1967
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

About this artwork

“Portrait Head Bottle” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 4th–7th century. It is executed in ceramic, pigment and classified as ceramics-containers. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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