Portrait Head Vessel
| Title | Portrait Head Vessel |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 200–550 CE 3rd century |
| Medium | earthenware with colored slips |
| Classification | Sculpture |
| Origin | Peru, North Coast, Moche style Peru |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Portrait Head Vessel, c. 200–550 CE. Peru, North Coast, Moche style. Earthenware with colored slips; overall: 32 x 18.6 x 19.3 cm (12 5/8 x 7 5/16 x 7 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.227 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Portrait Head Vessel” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated c. 200–550 CE. It is executed in earthenware with colored slips and classified as sculpture. 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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Catalogued as sculpture. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to c. 200–550 CE. Explore the wider set of works from the 3rd century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Peru, North Coast, Moche style. Browse more public-domain art from Peru.
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Made available through the The Cleveland Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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