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- 1 0 The Moche, like other Andean states, produced superb pottery, textiles and objects of gold, silver and copper.
- 2 0 A Moche couple making corn beer.
- 2 1 A loaded llama.
- 3 0 A gold sheet ornament from Loma Negra, depicting a deity holding a severed head and a tumi (sacrificial knife).
- 4 0 A reconstruction of the Huaca Forteleza's impressive platforms and walls.
- 5 0 A large rectangular enclosure with a small pyramid on the flatlands at Galindo. Other structures lie on hillside terraces.
- 6 0 Spondylus shells, often placed in elite graves, were symbols of power and prestige, and were also seen as food for the gods.
- 7 0 A Moche pot showing a textile workshop. Women are weaving on backstrap looms; an overseer is issuing rations.
- 8 0 A gold rattle bead from Sipan, in the shape of a spider with a human face on its back.
- 9 0 A Moche spouted jar in the shape of a fishing vessel.
- 9 1 A Moche spouted jar in the shape of two potatoes.
- 10 0 A pot in the shape of a Moche deity. This fanged god is similar to the principal deity of the earlier Chavin culture.
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