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6/27/2025, 8:43:48 AM
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However, original Recuay human depictions are pretty standardized and meh overall. But still, it was an interesting style in its own right. Pretty sad that the Recuay pottery tradition vanished roughly at the same time as the Moche’s did.
In any case, Moche portraits of Recuay individuals, whether Recuay slaves, warriors, priests, or kings, are on average way more detailed than Moche depictions of their own people, which were often just a few archetypes recycled over and over. The best Moche portraits of Recuay are considered some of the most individualistic, detailed, and beautiful works in all of Moche ceramics.
For some little-understood reason, when it came to the Recuay, Moche artisans, or maybe those Recuay from the lowest most western slopes who lived under Moche influence/control, really went all out. Interestingly, something that characterizes the Recuay in the Moche pottery style is that they often have beards.
However, original Recuay human depictions are pretty standardized and meh overall. But still, it was an interesting style in its own right. Pretty sad that the Recuay pottery tradition vanished roughly at the same time as the Moche’s did.
In any case, Moche portraits of Recuay individuals, whether Recuay slaves, warriors, priests, or kings, are on average way more detailed than Moche depictions of their own people, which were often just a few archetypes recycled over and over. The best Moche portraits of Recuay are considered some of the most individualistic, detailed, and beautiful works in all of Moche ceramics.
For some little-understood reason, when it came to the Recuay, Moche artisans, or maybe those Recuay from the lowest most western slopes who lived under Moche influence/control, really went all out. Interestingly, something that characterizes the Recuay in the Moche pottery style is that they often have beards.
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