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These phases were verified by archeological strata.
Ceramic moche vessel. The shaman wears a feline headdress and large disc earrings. The ceramic portrait is also an example of a stirrup spout vessel of a moche ruler. Archaeologists study and compare styles and themes depicted in moche art for clues about lifestyle belief and cultural variation among these ancient people. There are traces of spotted beige slip decoration on the ear spools and spots on the headdress.
For many years the foundation of moche chronology was a five phase ceramic temporal seriation of moche style vessels established by larco hoyle 1946 1948. The portrait was made during the late moche period ca. Other times it is tridimensional forming the vessel shape itself 82 1 30. Many of these cultures had highly complex stratified societies.
One particularly famous moche portrait vessel is known as the huaco retrato mochica. During peru s long history many civilizations have flourished and subsequently disappeared. 600 ce according to the chronology made by rafael larco hoyle in 1948. They were known for impressive stone architecture extensive road systems elaborate religious ceremonies exquisite weaving jewelry and ceramics this set is a.
Reddish brown ceramic open top portrait vessel of a man wearing ear spools and a headdress with a puma head motif and two enormous front paws emerging from the sides. Peru moche portrait vessel of lord with a puma headdress. Moche vessels are especially well known for their unique stirrup shaped spouts and representational art style depicting humans animals and activities of social and spiritual significance. The decoration is sometimes painted on the smooth surface of vessels 67 167 4.
Photo by nathan benn wagner edu. Moche skilled ceramists produced a great variety of exquisitely decorated vessels. Of the thousands of ceramic vessels that have been recovered at least 500 of them display sexually explicit imagery typically rendered as free standing three dimensional figures on top or as part of the vessel. Among these are the chavin paracas nasca moche huari chimú and inca.
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