Scenes of fellatio

Room 4, Vitrine 30

• In these scenes depicting fellatio, the men are shown wearing a small mantilla and cap, items associated with priests. The women are also adorned, indicating their high social status.
• In one of these pieces, an older man is depicted with a wrinkled face, possibly with the intention of emphasizing the ability of men to continue producing semen into old age, even as the moment approaches for their transition to the underworld.
• In several such scenes, the women are depicted as larger than the men, possibly as an allusion to their importance as givers of life, symbolically representing Pachamama, who receives fertilizing water during rituals.
• Moche culture, Florescent Epoch (1 AD – 800 AD), ML004282, ML004283, ML004285, ML004286, ML004290.
• Lambayeque culture, Fusion Epoch (800 AD – 1300 AD), ML004378, ML004382.

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ML004282