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title: Moche Head [Pottery Vessel]
author: Jan van der Crabben
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9733/moche-head-pottery-vessel/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Moche Head [Pottery Vessel]

_Authored by [Jan van der Crabben](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jvdc/)_

## Image File

[![Moche Head [Pottery Vessel]](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9733.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9733.jpg)

## Image Caption

Portrait head of a [Moche](https://www.worldhistory.org/Moche_Civilization/) man. Peru, Moche [Culture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/culture/), 1st to 7th century CE. Fired clay. Exhibited at Museum Rietberg, Zurich, Switzerland.

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## About the Author

Jan is the Founder & Chairman of World History Encyclopedia and is the organisation's Director of Design & Technology. He holds an MA War Studies from King's College, and he has worked in the field of history-related digital media since 2006.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/janvdc)

## 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
Crabben, J. v. d. (2018, December 17). Moche Head \[Pottery Vessel\]. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9733/moche-head-pottery-vessel/>
### Chicago
Crabben, Jan van der. "Moche Head \[Pottery Vessel\]." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 17, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9733/moche-head-pottery-vessel/>.
### MLA
Crabben, Jan van der. "Moche Head \[Pottery Vessel\]." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Dec 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9733/moche-head-pottery-vessel/>.

## License & Copyright

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