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MocheArt fromAncient Peru Gold,myths and rituals CaixaForumBarcelona Until 7th of June 2015 Between200 and850AD, a series of chiefdoms and kingdoms of great cultural complexity developed in the valleys and deserts of Peru’s northern coast.Mochica society offers a truly singular case of cultural, economic andpolitical development centuries before the Inca expansion. TheMochica made the first state societies in theSouthern Hemisphere, developed some of themost advancedmetallurgical and ceramics techniques in theworld, they createdmountainsmade of adobe to carry out their religious practices, and enjoyed aperiodof significant growth inpopulation and inproduction ability. The exhibitionpresented by «LaCaixa» is MocheArt fromAncient Peru: Gold, myths and rituals , abeautiful show that dives into theways of understanding andorganising theworld thepre-Inca societies of Peruhad. Here there are 200pieces ofMoche art from Lima’s LarcoMuseum including ceramics, jewellery and ceremonial objects made of preciousmetals, textiles and ritual objects made of wood, stone, shell andbone. Moche art from the northern coast of Peru is a particularly developed kindof art. Their artists displayed not onlymastery of the subject, but also a broad knowledge of cosmological andmythological Recipiente ceremonial que representa a un sermitológico decapitador/ Ceremonial pan symbolisingamythological decapitatingbeing. Mochica/ Moche , 100-800d.C./ AD Cerámica/ Ceramic. ©ArchivoMuseo Larco 101