Moche Ceramic Technology

The moche were gifted potters and superb metalworkers and finds include exquisite gold headdresses and chest plates gold silver and turquoise jewellery.

Moche ceramic technology. Moche andean civilization that flourished from the 1st to the 8th century ce on the northern coast of what is now peru. Corn squash tubers and. Masterworks of art reveal a remarkable pre inca world. 35 and a rattle fig.

But moche ceramics vary widely in shape and theme with most important social activities documented in pottery including war metalwork weaving and sex. The moche culture ca. Ad 100 750 was a south american society with cities temples canals and farmsteads located along the arid coast in a narrow strip between the pacific ocean and the andes mountains of peru. 1965 moche ceramic technology ñawpa pacha 3 pp.

These animals are represented realistically hybridized or anthropomorphized. The use of mold technology is evident. The shaman wears a feline headdress and large disc earrings. Many fine examples of moche art have been recovered from tombs at sipán c.

Archaeologists study and compare styles and themes depicted in moche art for clues about lifestyle belief and cultural variation among these ancient people. Moche ceramic art represents an infinite variety of subjects. Of the thousands of ceramic vessels that have been recovered at least 500 of them display sexually explicit imagery typically rendered as free standing three dimensional figures on top or as part of the vessel. This would have enabled the mass production of certain forms.

550 ce and huaca cao viejo which are amongst some of the best preserved burial sites from any andean culture. The moche or mochica are perhaps best known for their ceramic art. Mochica style this modelled ceramic shows a priest or shaman engaged in a curing ritual or praying over a deceased person. A compelling argument for lost high technology in ancient egypt.

33 34 a whistle fig. Common zoomorphic figures include camelids deer felines foxes rodents monkeys bats sea lions as well as a wide array of birds fish shells arachnids and reptiles. Moche pottery is some of the most varied in the world. Their pots include life sized portrait heads of individuals and three dimensional representations of animals and.

These include 16 spindle whorls 5 figurines two of which are shown in figs. The name is taken from the great site of moche in the river valley of the same name which appears to have been the capital or chief city of the moche peoples. 300 ce san josé de moro c. Ceramic pot form of human head chicama ascope province la libertad region peru.

Exhibition is in english and spanish. The exhibit will remain on view through sunday july 8 2018. Antecedents of techniques it should be noted at the outset that moche ceramic technology was not without local antecedents.