About this title: Of all the ancient civilizations that flourished in the Americas, only one perfected true portraiture of living people and produced it in quantity - the Moche who inhabited the north coast of Peru between approximately AD 100 and 800. Using the medium of three-dimensional ceramic vessels that could have contained liquid, Moche artisans typically formed the heads of the individuals they wished to portray, though sometimes they presented full figures with realistic portrait faces. Depicting an astonishing range of physical types, these portraits now allow us to meet Moche people who lived more ...
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Univ of Texas, Austin
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780292776746ISBN:0292776748
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Large 4to. 188pp. including index, maps, over 900 examples of the Moche ceramic 3 dimensional portraits, 300 in full color. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780292716223ISBN:0292716222
Description: New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 188 p. Contains: Illustrations. Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American and L. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Univ of Texas Press, Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780292716223ISBN:0292716222
Description: As New in As New jacket. Hardcover. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. First Edition. As New/As New. Hardcover; quarto; red cloth; 202 pp.; 258 color illustrations; 52 line drawings; 3 maps; clean and crisp, still in publisher's original shrinkwrap. Extra shipping may apply outside the US. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Univ of Texas Pr
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780292716223ISBN:0292716222
Description: New. "This book is as close as we can ever come to seeing the Moche people--and to having a basis for understanding the society that produced such remarkable works of art. "--Craig Morris, Senior Vice President and Dean of Science, American Museum of Na... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN-13:9780292716223ISBN:0292716222
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using DHL or Royal Mail international mail WITH TRACKING NUMBER. Delivery is typically 5-10 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). This pathfinding book presents the first wide-ranging, systematic study of the Moche portraits. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN-13:9780292716223ISBN:0292716222
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly shipped from our UK warehouse using Royal Mail International Priority mail. Heavier or more expensive books are shipped with a TRACKING NUMBER. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). This pathfinding book presents the first wide-ranging, systematic study of the Moche portraits. read more
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