A Moche Seated Chieftan Effigy Vessel, ca. 500 - 800 CE Medium - Faience The cups were buried in

The cups were buried in caches within the foundations of temples

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together with her funerary papyrus

A Moche Seated Chieftan Effigy Vessel, ca. 500 - 800 CE Medium - Faience The cups were buried inA very fine effigy vessel in the form of a chieftan sitting cross legged with his hands on his knees, wearing a plain red brown tunic, white loincloth, and white hood underneath a wide headband with two snarling fox heads with three dimensional ears along the front. The chieftan's face is decorated with two snake tattoos, winding down from the outer corners of his eyes and enveloping his mouth with their heads. A stirrup spout is attached to the back