Sacrificer Scene Bottle 2nd–5th century Moche This bottle represents a major Moche deity known as Wrinkle Face in recent literature. He is recognizable by his deep wrinkles, fanged mouth, feline headdress, and snake-headed belt. In this particular image, he also wears a necklace made of circular owl-head beads. Wrinkle Face is often represented in sacrifice scenes, burial ceremonies, and combats with diverse supernatural creatures. Here, he stands on a platform in front of a human figure with severed head lying on its back. The deity holds a tumi ceremonial knife in his left hand, as if he had

Sacrificer Scene Bottle 2nd–5th century Moche This bottle represents a major Moche deity known as Wrinkle Face in recent literature. He is recognizable by his deep wrinkles, fanged mouth, feline headdress, and snake-headed belt. In this particular image, he also wears a necklace made of circular owl-head beads. Wrinkle Face is often represented in sacrifice scenes, burial ceremonies, and combats with diverse supernatural creatures. Here, he stands on a platform in front of a human figure with severed head lying on its back. The deity holds a tumi ceremonial knife in his left hand, as if he had just performed the sacrifice. In the right hand, he holds an open-mouthed animal head. A series of snake heads is painted around the platform. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #1622. Sacrifixer Scene Bottle Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as Sacrificer Scene Bottle. Moche. 2nd–5th century. Ceramic. Peru. Ceramics-Containers

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