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Sexual union in Recuay paccha

Room E1, Vitrine E10


Ceramic
Peruvian Northern Highlands
Florescent Epoch (1 AD – 800 AD)
ML004393

An elaborately dressed Recuay ancestor copulates with a woman whose body is fused with the container of the paccha. Four priestesses watch the scene. The body of the container is decorated with mythological figures.