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Absolute Chronology of Middle Horizon Central Coast Styles

Map of Wari and Moche territories, with sites and regions mentioned in the article (redrawn from Castillo and Uceda 2008; Isbell 2000).

Wari oversized urn decorated with feline heads (from Aimi 2003).

Felines in Moche art. (a) Reproduction of a scene painted on a Moche vessel showing a feline and a prisoner (from Kutscher 1983). 

Felines in Moche art. (b) Moche sculpted vessel showing a feline (from Larco 2001).

Wari oversized urn decorated with the staff deity (from Makowski 2004).

Moche jar with figure taking the staff deity posture, interpreted as a marine deity by Makowski (from Makowski 2008).

Moche jars with figure taking the staff deity posture, recovered in Moche archaeological contexts. (a) Moche IV burial from Hacienda San José / G-192, Proyecto Santa Université de Montréal.

Moche jars with figure taking the staff deity posture, recovered in Moche archaeological contexts. (b) Moche III burial from Huaca de la Luna (redrawn from Tufinio (2004)).

Vicús metal adornments from the Piura Valley (from Disselhoff 1971).