A portrait of a dignitary, likely a priest or shaman. The finely modeled face is adorned with two undulating serpents whose heads face each other at the center of the forehead - a symbol of ritual power and access to invisible realms. Wari culture Peru double-spout vessel in polychrome terracotta circa 700-1000 CE.

Double-spout vessel
polychrome terracotta
700-1000 CE
Wari culture
Peru

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