Moche Portraits from Ancient Peru

Name: Moche Portraits from Ancient Peru
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ISBN: 9780292716223

ISBN-10: 0292716222

ISBN-13: 9780292716223

Edition: 2003

Authors: Christopher B. Donnan

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"By presenting the Moche artists and the people who have been portrayed by them, Donnan brings us to a level of understanding and proximity, so to speak, that I would have never considered possible just a few years ago. . . . Believe me, this book is going to be a bestseller." Steve Bourget, Assistant Professor of Art History, University of Texas at Austin Of all the ancient civilizations that flourished in the Americas, only one perfected true portraiture of living people and produced it in quantitythe Moche who inhabited the north coast of Peru between approximately AD 100 and 800. Using the medium of three-dimensional ceramic vessels that could have contained liquid, Moche artisans…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 2/1/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 202
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.684
Language: English



Preface



Introduction



Evolution and Distribution of Portraits



How Portraits Were Made



Headdresses



Ornamentation



Multiple Portraits of Individuals



Warriors and Captives



Individuals Portrayed at Different Ages



Observations and Conclusions


Notes


References Cited


Sources of Illustrations


Index