Beige Moche stirrup-spout ceramic bottle with red painted handle and brown painted figures and geometric patterns on its round body.

Moche Stirrup-Spout Bottle with Painted Figures, 250–500 CE

A Moche stirrup-spout bottle of earthenware with a red-painted band on the handle and a beige slip body. The body bears brown outlined figures, stepped motifs, and wavy patterned bands, though the scene is hard to read in detail.

Artist: Moche
Date: 250–500 CE
Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 843 × 1265 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 500).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · 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

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