Red-brown ceramic flaring bowl with cream scalloped rim, patterned interior, and lattice band on a narrow pedestal foot.

Flaring Ceramic Bowl with Repeating Abstract Figures

A flaring ceramic bowl on a tall, narrow pedestal foot, with a red-brown body and cream-colored painted surfaces. The scalloped rim frames a densely patterned interior of tiny repeated motifs, and the body carries a band of lattice and oval shapes.

Artist: Moche
Date: 100 BCE–500 CE
Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1550 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 500).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Kate S. Buckingham Endowment

early intermediate period painted pottery pre-columbian art scalloped rim lattice pattern