Although it is too early to say for certain, archaeologist Walter Alva has suggested that this elite burial may be an example of Figure D in the Sacrifice Ceremony illustrated earlier.
This individual is less frequently found in the iconography of the Moche as expressed in the fineline ceramics or murals at Moche sites. When this priest does appear, he always wears a headdress with long streamers with serrated upper edges.
This individual is less frequently found in the iconography of the Moche as expressed in the fineline ceramics or murals at Moche sites. When this priest does appear, he always wears a headdress with long streamers with serrated upper edges.
