moche culture (? – ?)
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Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
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About this artwork
- Title: Vase with lateral stirrup handle
- Artist: moche culture
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand
- Medium: Ceramic
- Corpus context: religious ritual imagery , elite social status
- Color palette: Warm
- Keywords: reddish-brown tones , ritual deity vessel , incised clay texture
- Perceived brightness: brilliant
Quick Facts
- Artistic style: Formalized, monumental, geometric
- Artist: Moche culture
- Movement: Moche
- Subject or theme: Human figure, deity, or elite individual
- Notable elements or techniques: Incising, burnishing, slip application

