Artist: Mochica Culture
Museum: Museo Central. Banco Central de Reserva del Perú (Lima, Peru)
Technique: Ceramic
A Moche god, on his journey to the guano islands, faced powerful deities and sea creatures. During one of those confrontations, the deity lost his headdress. Wounded, and with the assistance of his iguana follower and seabirds, the god managed to reach an island temple. He was treated at this temple by his servants, and recovered his strength before continuing his journey into the world of the dead. The Moche people depicted diverse scenes from the adventures of this deity, known by some scholars as the Intermediary God. In some cases, these scenes were represented in sculptural form, and in others through drawings that adorned the surfaces of pottery vessels.
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