The Moche Crawling Feline is a specific stirrup spout vessel dating from 100—800 CE. This Moche ceramic effigy is currently in the collection of Larco Museum, in Lima, Peru. It comes from the North Coast of Peru. It represents a zoomorphic character: a lunar dog, or a crawling feline.

Felines, including pumas, jaguars, and pampas cats, are a favorite subject in Moche ceramics, wood, and metal work. These cats were the most powerful predators on Peru’s North Coast, territory governed by the Moche.

This stirrup-spout ceramic vessel, depicting a pampas cat (Leopardus colocola), was made by potters of Peru’s Moche culture in the middle of the first millennium A.D. Felines, including pumas, jaguars, and pampas cats, were a favorite subject in Moche ceramics, wood, and metal. These cats were the most powerful predators on Peru’s North ...

This stirrup-spout bottle, made by potters of Peru’s Moche culture between the 5th and 8th centuries A.D., depicts a series of felines proceeding up a spiral ramp. The spiral design is repeated on the spout along with two feline profile heads at …

Moche (formerly known as Mochica) pottery is characterized by red painting executed on a white or cream-colored slip ground. Moche stirrup-spout bottles represent a wide variety of sculptural forms, including human portraits, animal effigies, domestic scenes, or graphic human sexuality.

Introducing the Moche cat meme, where an adorable feline with expressive eyes steals the spotlight, captivating the internet with its irresistible charm and relatable expressions. Get ready to indulge in a dose of wholesome hilarity as this furry friend takes over your feed!

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The Moche Crawling Feline is a specific stirrup spout vessel dating from 100—800 CE. This Moche ceramic effigy is currently in the collection of Larco Museum, in Lima, Peru. It comes from the North Coast of Peru. It represents a zoomorphic character: a lunar dog, or a crawling feline.

Mar 3, 2025 · This darkware vessel is early Moche and demonstrates the transition from earlier North Coast cultures, which used smudge firing and post-fire pigmentation, to Moche times, which saw the adoption of new, higher-oxygen firing technologies and the …

The Moche civilization (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmotʃe]; alternatively, the Moche culture or the Early, Pre- or Proto- Chimú) flourished in northern Peru with its capital near present-day Moche, Trujillo, Peru [1][2] from about 100 to 800 AD during the Regional Development Epoch.