Moche (from http://www.peru-explorer.com/preco.htm ) Between
about 200BC and AD700 a militaristic society flourished on the
northern Peruvian coast. Formerly named after its language,
Mochica, this civilization is now referred to by the name of its
major ceremonial administrative site, Moche...... Moche
ceramics, the best known of ancient Peruvian artifacts, are
among the finest pre-Columbian accomplishments of sculptural
realism and narrative drawing. So-called portrait-head effigy
pots are especially notable for realistically depicting human
features and portraying emotion......