Moche Fineline Painting from San José de MoroMoche civilization flourished on the north coast of Peru from AD 200 to 800. Although the Moche had no writing system, they left a vivid artistic record of their beliefs and activities on intricately painted ceramic vessels, several thousand of which are scattered in museums and private collections throughout the world today. Unfortunately, nearly all were looted by grave robbers so their origin and context are unknown. In recent years, however, through a combination of archaeological excavation and stylistic analysis, it has been possible to identify more than 250 painted vessels from the site of San Jose de Moro. To date, this is the largest sample of Moche art from a single place and time. Thus it provides a unique opportunity to identify a distinct sub-style of Moche ceramics, and to assess its range of artistic and technological variation. Moreover, within the sample it is possible to identify multiple paintings by 18 different artists, thus elucidating the range of subject matter that an artist would paint, as well as the variation in the way he would portray the same scene. By discussing and illustrating more than 200 painted vessels from San Jose de Moro, this volume provides insights about a community of ancient Peruvian potters who shared a distinctive painting style and left a fascinating record of their achievement. |
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Moche Fineline Painting from San José de Moro Donna McClelland,Christopher B. Donnan No preview available - 2007 |
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Alana Cordy-Collins Anthropomorphized Crab Anthropomorphized Wave Arqueológico San José Bean and Stick bird bridge bottle Burial Theme bottle Ceremonial Badminton Chimú Circular Creature crayfish Crescent Boat Painter Crescent boat scene Crested Animal daises detail of figure Donnan and McClelland double spout excavated at Moro Face and Iguana female figure fineline painted ceramics fineline painted vessels headdress Huaca Huari HUẾ Jequetepeque José de Moro Lambayeque Lambayeque Valley Late Moche Lima manioc McClelland 1999 Moche art Moche fineline painting Moro artists Moro paintings Moro sample Moro stirrup spout Moro vessels Paddler painting style Peru Phase IV paintings Polychrome Bean Private collection Proyecto Arqueológico San Reed Boat Painter Reed boat scene runners sea anemones sea lions sharply angled equator sherd Sipán Southern Moche Region Spondylus spout and bridge Stick Ceremony stirrup spout bottles Strombus Monster substyle Supernatural Confrontation Supernatural Confrontation scene ulluchus Valley vessel forms vessels from Moro Warrior Narrative weapon bundles Wrinkle Face