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Chancay Figure of the Moon Goddess Cochemilco - PF.0652
Origin: Central Coast of Peru
Circa: 1000 AD to 1450 AD
Dimensions: 15.25" (38.7cm) high
Catalogue: V2
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Style: Chancay
Medium: Terracotta


Location: United States
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This statue of the goddess Cochemilco is rather like the moon herself, familiar, yet mysterious. The goddesses face is a white, glowing orb against her dark body. As with the moon, she reveals herself to us in stages; every time we look, we something different. - (PF.0652)
 

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