Room E2, Vitrine E36
Ceramic
Mochica
Peruvian Northern Coast
Florescent Epoch (1 AD – 800 AD)
ML004217, ML004253, ML004279, ML004447
In these scenes of anal sex, the men are depicted wearing turbans and the women are adorned with necklaces and face paint, indicating their high social status.
The association of this practice with an attempt to connect the different worlds is apparent from the decoration of the bodies of the vessels with motifs related to connection, such as intertwined waves or spirals.