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Figure 5.13. Ceramic representation of a major Mochica deity that is sometimes
called Ai-apaec (arms are missing). Note double-lobe ears and interlocking fangs
that signify supernatural origins. Probably the ears and eyes originally had inlay.
Museo Banco Central de Reserva del Peru, Lima. Height: 26.5 cm. Photo by Y.
Yoshii.
seriation. Donnan's stylistic seriation of fine-line drawings also complemented
Larco's subdivision.
In spite of its widespread use, such chronology is far from adequate.
Larco failed to publish the stratigraphic and grave-lot evidence of his
seriation. The absolute dates assigned each phase, with the exception of
Phase V, are still largely a matter of speculation based on scattered
radiocarbon dates. In deriving his chronology, Larco relied heavily on
funerary vessels from the Chicama and Moche valleys, the Southern
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