~ Frog Ornament.
Date: A.D. 50-800
Place of origin: Perú
Culture: Moche
Medium: Shell, stone, gold
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~ Frog Ornament.
Date: A.D. 50-800
Place of origin: Perú
Culture: Moche
Medium: Shell, stone, gold
~ Stirrup-spout vessel in the form of a jaguar.
Date: A.D. 50–100
Culture: Mochica
Period: Early Intermediate
Place of origin: Perú, North coast
Medium: Ceramic with red and cream slip
~ Featherwork tunic front.
Culture: Peruvian
Date: A.D. 400–800
Place of origin: Perú
Medium: Cotton plain weave ( 2 pieces stitched together vertically), embroidered with feathers.
~ Fragment: feline motif.
Culture: Paracas
Date: 300–100 B.C.
Medium: Cotton and camelid fiber
~ Mosaic figure.
Date: A.D. 700–900
Place of origin: Perú
Culture: Huari
Medium: Wood, bitumen, spondylus shell, mother-of-pearl, saltwater clam, jadeite, bone, hammered silver.
~ Ring.
Date: A.D. 150–500
Culture: Mochica
Period: Early Intermediate
Place of origin: Perú, North coast
Medium: Gold or silver with spondylus shell and stone inlay.
~ Owl Stirrup Spout Bottle.
Date: A.D. 2nd–3rd century
Place of origin: Perú
Culture: Moche
Medium: Ceramic