Moche Portrait Head Vessel, 200 CE - 500 CE
Terracotta
height 26 cm
height 10 1/4 in
height 10 1/4 in
K.081
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This pensively beautiful head seems very wise and knowing, as if with each passing year since his creation he has learned more about the world and the human race. He...
This pensively beautiful head seems very wise and knowing, as if with each passing year since his creation he has learned more about the world and the human race. He is, however, too wise to pass this knowledge on, preferring instead that we learn these things for ourselves.