Periods, Cultures, Styles > Moche

Moche

Style and culture that flourished in northern Peru c. 100-900 C.E.

Dates

c. 200–900 C.E.

Places

South America > Peru

Basics Works of Art Artists Periods, Cultures, Styles Curated Guides

Basics to get you started

Moche culture, an introduction

Glossary for pre-Columbian art

Andean cultures, an introduction

Teresita Fernández on Precolumbian gold

Works of Art

Moche Octopus Headdress

300–600 C.E.

Funerary bundle of the Señora de Cao

c. 400 C.E.

The Moche Royal Tombs of Sipán

c. 300–680 C.E.

Moche Portrait Head Bottle

5th–6th century C.E.

Pair of Earflares, Winged Messengers

3rd–7th century C.E.

Curated Guides to Moche

All Textbook Chapters

Middle South America, c. 2nd century–c. 900 C.E.

Textbook Chapter - Reframing Art History