Moche breastplate. Ornate breastplate made from turquoise and gold, dating from the Moche Florescent Epoch (1AD-800AD). The Moche people were a pre-Hi

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Moche breastplate. Ornate breastplate made from turquoise and gold, dating from the Moche Florescent Epoch (1AD-800AD). The Moche people were a pre-Hispanic people that lived in coastal river valleys in northern Peru. Their civilisation reached its height in the period from 100-700 AD. This kind of personal adornment, worn by the elite, were made with materials not readily accessible to the general populace. Seashells from the tropical seas such as Strombus and Spondylus and gemstones such as turquoise and chrysocolla were often used.

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Size: 5125px × 3411px
Photo credit: © TONY CAMACHO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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