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Moche Fineline Painting from San Jose de Moro
McClelland, Donna; McClelland, Donald; Donnan, Christopher B.
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Description for Moche Fineline Painting from San Jose de Moro
Paperback. Moche civilisation flourished on the north coast of Peru from AD 200 to 800. Although the Moche had no writing system, they left an artistic record of their beliefs and activities on painted ceramic vessels. Illustrating more than 200 painted vessels from San Jose de Moro, this book provides insights about a community of ancient Peruvian potters. Series: Monographs. Num Pages: 210 pages, 240 col illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; ACG; ACK; AFPC; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 889.
Moche 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 ... Read more
Moche 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
Series
Monographs
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Los Angeles, United States
ISBN
9781931745383
SKU
V9781931745383
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About McClelland, Donna; McClelland, Donald; Donnan, Christopher B.
Donna McClelland was a research associate in the University of Calfornia, Los Angeles's Moche Archive. Donald McClelland is a research associate in the UCLA Moche Archive. Christopher B. Donnan is professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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