Title: Terracotta Figure
Date: c. 400 to 700 CE
Geography: North Coast Peru
Culture: Moche
Medium: Terracotta
Credit Line: Collection of the John and Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art
Item description: A mold-formed pottery figure standing upon wide-set feet. The Moche figure has a portly abdomen, rounded shoulders, an intricate necklace, and a squared head. This figure is covered in earthy red slip.
- Subject Matter: Figure
- Collections: Ancient Art, Clay