Let me make sure I have this right…. The cup is in the hands of a priest and holds the blood of a human sacrificial victim and the dog is hoping something spills out. Lovely.
May 21, 2008 at 4:19 pm
(2) Shelley says:
Kris, if I saw the Warrior Priest coming towards me, no one would have time to slit my throat–I’d keel over dead out of fright!
May 21, 2008 at 4:24 pm
(3) Kris Hirst says:
The really scary thing about this–is there is archaeological evidence that the Moche acted out this scene (and others) in some kind of recurring grisly pageant.
May 21, 2008 at 6:45 pm
(4) Nancy says:
The dog makes this image seem all too real. Scary.
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Let me make sure I have this right…. The cup is in the hands of a priest and holds the blood of a human sacrificial victim and the dog is hoping something spills out. Lovely.
Kris, if I saw the Warrior Priest coming towards me, no one would have time to slit my throat–I’d keel over dead out of fright!
The really scary thing about this–is there is archaeological evidence that the Moche acted out this scene (and others) in some kind of recurring grisly pageant.
The dog makes this image seem all too real. Scary.