Moche Pottery Figural Face-Neck Jar shrinefigure making it a powerful weapon

making it a powerful weapon for hunting and combat

August 2020

with strong beliefs in local land and water spirits and in the potent agency of ancestral ghosts (mogat)

It was in Anyang that Shang bronze craftsmanship reached its zenith

These unpolished ceramics

Moche Pottery Figural Face-Neck Jar shrinefigure making it a powerful weaponPre Columbian Era, Moche Culture, Moche Phase IIIV, c. 200600 AD, Northern Peru An exceptional and expressive ceramic portrait vessel from the Moche culture of ancient northern Peru, dating to Moche Phase IIIV (c. 200600 AD). This fine example of figural pottery showcases the technical mastery and cultural symbolism characteristic of Moche ceramicsespecially the tradition of lifelike portraiture in elite funerary contexts. The vessel is molded with a