four modeled human figures stand around a hollow, dome-shaped structure. Breakage scars on the dome indicate that originally a fifth figure was included in the group. Three of the figures are shown blowing into blowtubes, while the fourth is manipulating one of the objects resting on top of the dome. The dome-shaped structure is smooth in its lower portion where a Moche bowl showing metalworking operations. crescent-shaped opening is located. Before the said to reside in the lower part of the valley, and bowl was fired, two small perforations were made he probably looted the work from a local Moche below the crescent. The upper portion of the dome consists of a circular ring of rectangular cemetery, for the bowl is definitely of this style. The Moche kingdom flourished on the north elements indicated by incised lines. Within the coast of Peru during the first millennium after ring are seven reddish objects in low relief and Christ. At its peak, it dominated the coastal six circular holes which perforate the dome. The bowl is made of clay with relatively valleys from Pacasmayo to Nepeña, a distance of more than 200 kilometers north to south along abundant fine-grained sand temper. It measures the coast. The Moche are known principally for 16 centimeters high and 29 centimeters in their highly developed artistic expression which diameter and has a nearly flat bottom. The walls, manifests itself primarily in elaborate ceramics. of relatively even thickness, curve inward slightly The specimen is an open bowl within which near the rim and terminate in a rounded lip. Scars inside the bowl indicating there was originally a fifth figure. 290 Figure manipulating a metal object lying in the coals. Top view of the bowl.