Moche Crawling Feline

In the Northern cultures of Peru, ceramic is the main support to pass on the religious concepts, and was used for the principal funerary, sacrificial and fertility rituals.

This type of piece was found in the funerary context of a Moche ruler and was one of the most important ways to honour him and to accompany him in his journey to the underworld.

This comes from a precise and patient observation of nature and of their environment and from the methodic study of animals and their morphology.

The high level of their sculptural and pictorial techniques in their ceramics allowed them to increase the details in the representation of their religious subjects.

It intrigues and attracts the curiosity of the tourists of the Larco Museum because of its mysterious aspect and the obvious spirituality it carries.