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title: Moche Ceramic Portrait
author: Patrick Charpiat
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2938/moche-ceramic-portrait/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Moche Ceramic Portrait

_Authored by Patrick Charpiat_

## Image File

[![Moche Ceramic Portrait](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2938.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2938.jpg)

## Image Caption

A ceramic portrait vessel from the [Moche civilization](https://www.worldhistory.org/Moche_Civilization/) of ancient Peru (1 CE - 700 CE). Such spouted vessels are typical of [Moche](https://www.worldhistory.org/Moche_Civilization/) [pottery](https://www.worldhistory.org/pottery/) and are considered to be realistic portraits of real people. (Musée du quai Branly, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/))

## External Links

- [Moche Portrait Vessels | Essay | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History](https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/mphv/hd_mphv.htm)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Charpiat, P. (2014, August 18). Moche Ceramic Portrait. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2938/moche-ceramic-portrait/>
### Chicago
Charpiat, Patrick. "Moche Ceramic Portrait." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 18, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2938/moche-ceramic-portrait/>.
### MLA
Charpiat, Patrick. "Moche Ceramic Portrait." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Aug 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2938/moche-ceramic-portrait/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moche_%28culture%29#mediaviewer/File:Moche_portrait_ceramic_Quai_Branly_71.1930.19.162_n2.jpg) by [**Patrick Charpiat**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moche_%28culture%29#mediaviewer/File:Moche_portrait_ceramic_Quai_Branly_71.1930.19.162_n2.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 18 August 2014. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.