Moche portrait vessels
E566426
Moche portrait vessels are highly realistic ceramic effigies of individual human faces created by the ancient Moche culture of Peru, renowned for their detailed depiction of personal identity, status, and emotion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moche portrait vessels canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Moche portrait vessels Context triple: [San José de Moro, knownFor, Moche portrait vessels]
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Sicán Deity
The Sicán Deity is the principal supernatural figure of the Lambayeque (Sicán) culture of ancient Peru, often depicted with a mask-like face, elaborate headdress, and avian or solar attributes symbolizing power, fertility, and elite authority.
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Chacmool sculptures
Chacmool sculptures are Mesoamerican stone figures depicting reclining warriors with upraised heads and bowls or disks on their stomachs, used as ritual altars for offerings, especially in Aztec and Maya temples.
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Paracas trepanation
Paracas trepanation refers to the ancient cranial surgery practiced by the Paracas culture of Peru, in which sections of the skull were carefully removed, likely for medical or ritual purposes.
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Lord of Sipán
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.
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Lienzo de Quauhquechollan
The Lienzo de Quauhquechollan is a 16th-century indigenous Mesoamerican pictorial manuscript that visually narrates the participation of Quauhquechollan allies in the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Moche portrait vessels Target entity description: Moche portrait vessels are highly realistic ceramic effigies of individual human faces created by the ancient Moche culture of Peru, renowned for their detailed depiction of personal identity, status, and emotion.
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A.
Sicán Deity
The Sicán Deity is the principal supernatural figure of the Lambayeque (Sicán) culture of ancient Peru, often depicted with a mask-like face, elaborate headdress, and avian or solar attributes symbolizing power, fertility, and elite authority.
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B.
Chacmool sculptures
Chacmool sculptures are Mesoamerican stone figures depicting reclining warriors with upraised heads and bowls or disks on their stomachs, used as ritual altars for offerings, especially in Aztec and Maya temples.
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C.
Paracas trepanation
Paracas trepanation refers to the ancient cranial surgery practiced by the Paracas culture of Peru, in which sections of the skull were carefully removed, likely for medical or ritual purposes.
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D.
Lord of Sipán
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.
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E.
Lienzo de Quauhquechollan
The Lienzo de Quauhquechollan is a 16th-century indigenous Mesoamerican pictorial manuscript that visually narrates the participation of Quauhquechollan allies in the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological artifact
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ceramic vessel type ⓘ pre-Columbian art ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | among the most realistic portrait ceramics of ancient Americas ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Moche elite
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Moche rulers ⓘ Moche warriors ⓘ |
| civilization | Moche civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection |
British Museum
NERFINISHED
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Larco Museum, Lima NERFINISHED ⓘ Metropolitan Museum of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia del Perú NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color |
red-on-cream
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redware ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorCulture | Moche culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Moche culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
human faces
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individual portraits ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 800 CE ⓘ |
| feature |
detailed depiction of emotion
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detailed depiction of status ⓘ distinctive personal identity ⓘ highly realistic facial features ⓘ naturalistic modeling ⓘ three-dimensional portrait heads ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Huaca de la Luna region
NERFINISHED
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Huaca del Sol region NERFINISHED ⓘ Moche tombs ⓘ |
| function |
elite burial offering
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ritual object ⓘ status marker ⓘ |
| hasPart |
globular body
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stirrup spout ⓘ |
| iconography |
cranial deformation
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earspools indicating status ⓘ facial hair styles ⓘ headdresses indicating rank ⓘ scarification marks ⓘ |
| material |
ceramic
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clay ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | North Coast of Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 100 CE ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Andean archaeology
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pre-Columbian art history ⓘ |
| surfaceTreatment | slipped and burnished ⓘ |
| technique |
hand-modeled details
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mold-made ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Early Intermediate Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| useContext |
ceremonial context
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funerary context ⓘ |
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Subject: Moche portrait vessels Description of subject: Moche portrait vessels are highly realistic ceramic effigies of individual human faces created by the ancient Moche culture of Peru, renowned for their detailed depiction of personal identity, status, and emotion.
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