Moche sexual union
Room 4, Vitrine 18
• These sculptural clay bottles depict couples with attributes indicating their high social rank, engaged in two types of sexual activity.
• In one of these scenes, procreative sexual union is depicted. The woman is lying on her back with her legs open. She is wearing face paint, a breastplate with a checkerboard pattern, and wristbands. The man is wearing a cap with a small mantilla, usually worn by Moche priests, and he is holding the woman by the legs.
• In the other piece, anal penetration is depicted. The woman is wearing face paint. Her vulva is visible and she is supporting herself on all four limbs. The man is wearing a cap with circular motifs and face paint. His tongue is extended and his penis is disproportionately large.
• Moche culture, Florescent Epoch (1 AD – 800 AD), ML004214, ML004217.
ML004214