File:The Decapitator.jpg
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A reproduction of a Moche statue on display at the Army Museum in Stockholm. The translation of the caption in the background is as follows: "THE DECAPITATOR" A ferocious mythological being from the Moche culture in Peru (c. 500 BC). In his right hand he is holding a "tumi" – a ritual sacrificial knife. At the top of Moche society reigned warrior-priests who presided over sacrificial ceremonies where prisoners of war were decapitated and cut up, after which their blood was greedily drunk. The Moche people possessed no writing system, but their artwork is unparalleled in pre-Columbian America. In the 8th century AD the culture disappeared without explanation. Sculpture after a contemporary clay vessel from Peru. |
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| Author | Peter Isotalo |
| Other versions | Derivative works of this file: The Decapitator Moche.jpg |
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This work has been released into the public domain by its author, I, Peter Isotalo. This applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: I, Peter Isotalo grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. |
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| current | 19:25, 5 April 2012 | | 1,596 × 2,264 (408 KB) | Patrick.charpiat (talk | contribs) | Background change |
| 13:11, 19 February 2009 |  | 1,596 × 2,264 (413 KB) | Patrick.charpiat (talk | contribs) | enhanced contrast | |
| 13:04, 19 February 2009 |  | 1,596 × 2,264 (381 KB) | Patrick.charpiat (talk | contribs) | Clean-up version by Patrick.Charpiat feb 2009 | |
| 18:39, 4 July 2007 |  | 1,944 × 2,592 (1.56 MB) | Peter Isotalo (talk | contribs) | {{Information |Description=A reproduction of a Moche statue on display at the Army Museum in Stockholm. The translation of the caption in the background is as follows: '''"THE DECAPITATOR"''' A ferocious mythological being from the Moche culture in Peru |
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