Vase; Mochica culture, Peru, AD 400-700. Polychrome ceramic. Thermoluminescence attached. It has restorations and repainting on the fracture lines on the neck and foot. Measurements: 22 x 32 cm. Bichrome Mochica ceramic vase. The interior is decorated with two warriors with Tumi-shaped hairstyles holding ropes, a third warrior with a bird-shaped hairstyle catching a large bird by the neck and holding a ceremonial Tumi, and a third warrior with a bird-shaped hairstyle holding a large bird by the neck. holding a ceremonial Tumi, and two anthropomorphic bird-headed figures facing each other. Two cacti and a flower in the background. The Mochica is an archaeological culture that developed along the northern coast of Peru, having as its capital the territory that today is called Huacas del Sol and Huacas de la Luna. The Moches were great architects and masters of goldsmithing, and developed an advanced irrigation system. Their pottery production was especially rich and creative, and through it the Moches portrayed daily life and religious beliefs. In fact, theirs is considered to be the highest quality pottery of all ancient pre-Columbian cultures. They were made in red or, exceptionally, orange or smoke-black clay, generally mould-made, which allowed for mass production and a wide range of iconography.