Search Results: Moche Art

The Moche civilization (also known as the Mochica) flourished along the northern coast and valleys of ancient Peru, in particular, in the Chicama and Trujillo Valleys, between 1 CE and 800 CE. The Moche state spread to eventually cover an...

Portrait head of a Moche man. Peru, Moche Culture, 1st to 7th century CE. Fired clay. Exhibited at Museum Rietberg, Zurich, Switzerland.

This portrait vessel was made during the Moche civilization's Apogee Epoch (c. 1 CE - 800 CE). House in Museo Larco, Lima, Peru.

The remains of the Huaca del Sol pyramid at Moche, Peru. The huge ceremonial mound had four tiers and was constructed using over 140 million adobe bricks. Reaching a height of 50 metres, the site was used for religious and state ceremonies.

Winged and armed gods from the Moche Florescent Epoch (1 CE - 800 CE). From Museo Larco, Lima, Peru.

This vessel from the Moche Florescent Epoch (c. 1 CE - 800 CE) has imagery symbolizing the underworld. Housed at Museo Larco, Lima, Peru.

A ceramic portrait vessel from the Moche civilization of ancient Peru (1 CE - 700 CE). Such spouted vessels are typical of Moche pottery and are considered to be realistic portraits of real people. (Musée du quai Branly, Paris)

A Moche gold headdress (1-700 CE). The figure represents a fanged deity, a common subject in Moche art. (Larco Museum, Lima)

Like the proverbial iceberg, there is much more to a museum and its collection than you can see at any one time. Keeper of Anthropology, Wayne Modest, takes us behind the scenes to show us some of his favourite pieces. This collection...

From the Apogee Epoch (c. 1 CE - 800 CE). Housed at the Museo Larco, Lima, Peru.