Room E2, Vitrine E37
Ceramic
Mochica
Peruvian Northern Coast
Florescent Epoch (1 AD – 800 AD)
ML004250, ML004256, ML004270, ML004274
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 the underworld is apparent in the participation in the non-reproductive sexual act of individuals with mutilated faces.