Moche Portraits from Ancient Peru
(Part of the Latin American and Latino Art and Culture Series)
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Of all the ancient civilizations that flourished in the Americas, only one perfected true portraiture of living people and produced it in quantity--the Moche who inhabited the north coast of Peru between approximately AD 100 and 800. Using the medium of three-dimensional ceramic vessels that could have contained liquid, Moche artisans typically formed the heads of the individuals they wished to portray, though sometimes they presented full figures...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0292716222
ISBN13:9780292716223
Release Date:February 2004
Publisher:University of Texas Press
Length:188 Pages
Weight:2.62 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 8.7" x 11.2"
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