Lord of Sipán
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The Lord of Sipán is an ancient Moche ruler whose richly furnished royal tomb, discovered in northern Peru in 1987, is considered one of the most important archaeological finds in the Americas.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord of Sipán tomb | 1 |
| Old Lord of Sipán | 1 |
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Moche elite
ⓘ
ancient ruler ⓘ archaeological find ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite | Huaca Rajada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Moche iconography
ⓘ
Moche religion ⓘ Moche sacrifice rituals ⓘ Moche warrior icon ⓘ |
| burialType |
elite tomb
ⓘ
royal tomb ⓘ |
| buriedWith |
ceramic vessels
ⓘ
children ⓘ copper ornaments ⓘ dog ⓘ earspools ⓘ feather ornaments ⓘ gold ornaments ⓘ guards ⓘ headdress ⓘ llamas ⓘ nose ornaments ⓘ pectoral ornaments ⓘ sacrificial victims ⓘ scepters ⓘ silver ornaments ⓘ textiles ⓘ turquoise inlays ⓘ warriors ⓘ women ⓘ |
| civilization | Moche civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| countryOfDiscovery | Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Moche culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBurial |
3rd century CE
ⓘ
c. 250 CE ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Luis Chero Zurita
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Susana Meneses NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Alva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredInYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Museo Tumbas Reales de Sipán
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Tombs of Sipán Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| impact |
boosted interest in Peruvian archaeology
ⓘ
highlighted problem of looting in Peru ⓘ |
| languageContext | Mochica culture (non-written, archaeological reconstruction) ⓘ |
| locatedInThePastIn | Lambayeque region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| museumCountry | Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| museumLocation | Lambayeque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Lambayeque Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sipán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfCompanionsBuried | several ⓘ |
| period | Early Intermediate Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | northern Peru ⓘ |
| representedIn |
Moche ceramics
ⓘ
Moche metalwork ⓘ |
| role |
political leader
ⓘ
religious leader ⓘ warrior-priest ⓘ |
| significance |
first intact royal tomb of the Moche discovered by archaeologists
ⓘ
key source for understanding Moche ritual practices ⓘ key source for understanding Moche social hierarchy ⓘ one of the most important archaeological discoveries in the Americas ⓘ |
| status |
high-ranking noble
ⓘ
ruler ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
pre-Columbian era
ⓘ
pre-Inca period ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.