Moche Pottery Figural Face-Neck Jar shrinefigure with strong beliefs in local

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

These unpolished ceramics

ancestral worship

Accession Number: 1864

Minor chip and nicks

Moche Pottery Figural Face-Neck Jar shrinefigure with strong beliefs in localPre 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