Recuay couple

Room 4, Vitrine 23

• The original sexual union of the ancestors is depicted in clay vessels across different pottery styles found in southern and northern Peru, both on the coast and in the highlands.
• The arrangement of this scene is very similar in all cases, and in most examples the details emphasize the man’s headdress and the woman’s body decoration.
• In these pieces, the man is wearing a frontal plumed headdress, round ear adornments with circular motifs, and a breastplate with geometric circular designs. The woman is wearing a scarf and face paint.
• Recuay culture, Florescent Epoch (1 AD – 800 AD), ML004394, ML004395.

ML004395

ML004395