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title: Moche Portrait Vessel
author: Caroline Cervera
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5702/moche-portrait-vessel/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Moche Portrait Vessel

_Authored by [Caroline Cervera](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/cervera.c/)_

## Image File

[![Moche Portrait Vessel](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5702.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5702.jpg)

## Image Caption

From the Apogee Epoch (c. 1 CE - 800 CE). Housed at the Museo Larco, Lima, Peru.

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## About the Author

Caroline is an Associate Editor for Ancient History Encyclopedia and a student at Northeastern University. She is passionate about studying ancient history and preserving it for future generations.
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## 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
Cervera, C. (2016, September 22). Moche Portrait Vessel. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5702/moche-portrait-vessel/>
### Chicago
Cervera, Caroline. "Moche Portrait Vessel." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 22, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5702/moche-portrait-vessel/>.
### MLA
Cervera, Caroline. "Moche Portrait Vessel." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Sep 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5702/moche-portrait-vessel/>.

## License & Copyright

Submitted by [Caroline Cervera](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/cervera.c/ "User Page: Caroline Cervera"), published on 22 September 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. 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.