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Sculptural ceramic ceremonial vessel that represents Ai Apaec emerging from a corn cob ML003291

Moche style1 AD - 800 AD

Museo Larco

Museo Larco
Lima, Peru

A mythological episode of the heroic saga of Ai Apaec is represented in this sculptural ceramic bottle. Ai Apaec (so named by Rafael Larco, meaning "the maker” in Muchik language) is the Moche mythological personage characterized by a belt and ear ornaments with snake heads, fangs in his face, and a headdress that varies according to the context in which he is located as part of his quest. Ai Apaec returns from his trip to the underworld, manifesting in the form of plants associated with the solar and external world. In this ritual ceramic bottle Ai Apaec emerges from cobs of corn (Zea mays), golden fruit from which the chicha, the ceremonial beverage of the Andes, was produced.

En esta botella escultórica de cerámica se representa un episodio del ciclo mitológico del héroe Mochica “Ai Apaec” (así llamado por Rafael Larco, término que en lengua Muchik significa “el hacedor”) caracterizado por llevar cinturón y orejeras de serpientes, colmillos en el rostro, y un tocado que varía de acuerdo al contexto en el cual se encuentre como parte de su gesta. Ai Apaec regresa de su viaje por el mundo de abajo, de los muertos, manifestándose en forma de plantas asociadas con el mundo exterior, diurno y solar. En esta botella de cerámica se puede ver a Ai Apaec emergiendo entre un conjunto de mazorcas de maíz (Zea mays), fruto dorado del cual se obtiene la bebida ceremonial de los andes, la chicha de jora.

Details

  • Title: Sculptural ceramic ceremonial vessel that represents Ai Apaec emerging from a corn cob ML003291
  • Creator: Moche style
  • Date Created: 1 AD - 800 AD
  • Location Created: Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru, Peru
  • Título de la obra en español: Botella escultórica de cerámica que representa al héroe mitológico Ai Apaec emergiendo entre mazorcas de maíz ML003291
  • Style: Mochica
  • Place Part Of: Peru
  • Physical Dimensions: w135 x h226 x d180 mm (Complete object)
  • More Info: Collection Database Entry - Museo Larco - Museo Larco
  • Type: Sculptural Ceramic Ceremonial Vessel
  • Rights: Museo Larco, Museo Larco
  • External Link: Museo Larco
  • Medium: Cerámica

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