The crescent headdress expands the silhouette. Face, headdress and pedestal are viewed together: each contributes to the presence of the work and the space it needs.
Historical and archaeological context
Museo Larco explains Moche sculptural ceramics through their relationship with myths and ceremonies. A figure is interpreted within a broader cultural narrative (Museo Larco, s. f.)
The offered work is a contemporary handmade creation. The cultural reference does not identify it with the museum object or make every detail a reproduction of a specific archaeological find.
Workshop memory and technical process
Papier-mâché with gold leaf; pedestal and stone components declared by the workshop.
Components and finishes are described for the current model. Materials and procedures not documented in the record are not attributed to the work.
For gilded works, the workshop describes high-density papier-mâché, an ochre clay bole, 23.75-carat fine gold leaf and burnishing with natural agate. Presentation is intended without glass. This workshop description is not a laboratory assay and does not itself certify the purity of an individual piece.
Artwork identification record
- Title
- Moche Mask with Crescent Headdress and Pedestal
- Artist of the work
- Jaime Fernando Zapata Espinoza
- Workshop reference
- MM-07
- Dimensions (height × width × depth)
- Mask: height 36 cm × width 22 cm; depth not recorded. Pedestal: height 7.5 × width 23 × depth 23 cm; assembled height to be confirmed.
- Approximate weight
- 350 g
- Series date
- Series date is not recorded in the current product record.
From the story to acquisition
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Museo Larco (Museo Larco, s. f.).
Peruvian Arts & Crafts. (2026). Current workshop product record: MM-07.











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