Moche Art and Archaeology in Ancient Peru - Hardcover

Pillsbury, Joanne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0300090439 ISBN 13: 9780300090437

Publisher: NGW-Stud Hist Art, 2001

Synopsis

Centuries before the rise of the Inca, the Moche created impressive monumental architecture and precious metal objects (c. A.D. 100–800). Today, large- scale projects at several sites in Peru, including the richest unlooted tomb ever discovered in the New World, have uncovered dramatic new discoveries about this ancient coastal civilization. This volume discusses the implications of these findings. A major theme of the book is how the visual arts and political representation are connected in Moche culture. The contributors pay special attention to the relations between Moche visual imagery and other kinds of knowledge gained from the archaeological record. Topics ranging from the nature of urbanism to Moche portraiture to the visual representation of warfare versus the physical remains of battles will fascinate not only archaeologists and art historians but also students and scholars in related disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Studies in the History of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts

About the Author:

Joanne Pillsbury is the Dumbarton Oaks Professor of Pre-Columbian Studies at the University of Maryland and Dumbarton Oaks.

About this edition

• Publisher: NGW-Stud Hist Art
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0300090439
• ISBN 13: 9780300090437
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 344
• Editor: Pillsbury Prof. Joanne