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Moche Decorated Ceramics

August 1, 2009

By Hélène Bernier

Whereas many [Moche decorated ceramics] were ultimately placed in burials or made especially for the dead, most were produced to be used by the living in everyday life.
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Moche Portrait Vessels

September 1, 2021

By Joanne Pillsbury

Artists of the Moche cultures excelled at the creation of “portrait vessels,” so-called for their striking apparent resemblance to specific individuals.
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¡Noche en el Met! ¡Noche en Watson Library!

October 7, 2015

By Jared Ash and Dana Hart

Special Collections Librarian Jared Ash and Manager for Library Administration Dana Hart discuss a recent MetFridays event hosted in Thomas J. Watson Library.
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"A Moche 'Spatula'"

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Monte Albán

October 1, 2001

By Department of Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Although never as large or powerful as the city of Teotihuacan, Monte Albán apparently had peaceful relations with its central Mexico neighbor.
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Monte Albán: Sacred Architecture

October 1, 2001

By Department of Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

[Building L] served as a powerful reminder of Monte Albán’s authority to residents of the valley and to visitors from the farthest reaches of Mesoamerica.
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Alice Cordelia Morse (1863–1961)

May 1, 2009

By Mindell Dubansky

Morse enjoyed working in many styles, while constantly adapting her designs both to complement each book’s theme and appeal to the widest audience.
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Monte Albán: Stone Sculpture

October 1, 2001

By Department of Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Many rulers are named in the hieroglyphic inscriptions that appear on the carvings; the inscriptions too detail the very competitive nature of Oaxaca society at the time.
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The Master of Monte Oliveto (active about 1305–35)

November 1, 2009

By Emma Kronman

On close examination, viewers will instantly recognize how evocative and emotional [the Master of Monte Oliveto’s] pictures can be even when they have been copied from earlier prototypes.
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"Silver-and-Gold Moche Artifacts from Loma Negra, Peru"

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Art

Ear ornament with winged runner

Moche artist(s)

Date: 400–700 CE
Accession Number: 66.196.40

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Art

Stirrup-spout bottle with seated figure

Moche artist(s)

Date: 200 CE–500 CE
Accession Number: 82.1.30

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Art

Shirt

Moche artist(s)

Date: 500–850 CE
Accession Number: 1987.394.706

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Art

Ear ornament with winged runner

Moche artist(s)

Date: 400–700 CE
Accession Number: 66.196.41

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Art

Portrait Head Bottle

Date: 5th–6th century
Accession Number: 64.228.21

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Art

Trumpet

Date: ca. 450–800
Accession Number: 2001.795

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Art

Trumpet

Date: 200 BCE–600 CE
Accession Number: 12.153

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Art

Stirrup-spout bottle with mountain sacrifice scene

Moche artist

Date: 500–800 CE
Accession Number: 64.228.64

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Art

Stirrup-spout bottle with combat scene

Moche artist

Date: 200–500 CE
Accession Number: 1979.206.412

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Art

Vessel with face-neck

Moche artist(s)

Date: 200–800 CE
Accession Number: X.2.222