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A Mochica Painting at Pañamarca, Peru*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Duccio Bonavía
Duccio Bonavía*
Affiliation:
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru
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Abstract

A polychrome mural in the upper portion of the temple pyramid at Panamarca in the Nepena valley depicts a religious procession before a sacrifice. The main figures are a priest followed by two assistants, three prisoners, and a guard. The mural contains several motifs new to Mochica painting. It is assigned to Larco's fourth phase of Mochica culture, but some elements suggest the possibility of a somewhat later placement.

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American Antiquity , Volume 26 , Issue 4 , April 1961 , pp. 540 - 543
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1961

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Footnotes

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The manuscript was translated from the Spanish by David H. Kelley, assisted by Erik K. Reed.

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