Moche Decapitator: Ai Apaec Ornament & Human Sacrifice
Gilt-copper Decapitator nose ornament depicts the Moche deity Ai Apaec, found at Loma Negra. Moche practiced human sacrifice for political reasons. Ornament now at Metropolitan Gallery of Art.
Gilt-copper Decapitator nose ornament depicts the Moche deity Ai Apaec, found at Loma Negra. Moche practiced human sacrifice for political reasons. Ornament now at Metropolitan Gallery of Art.