Moche Erotic Ritual Funerary Vessel

This Moche artwork (1–800 AD) depicts a skeletal man being masturbated by a woman. The scene is set in the realm of the dead, marked by a stepped symbol and vessels indicating funerary offerings. A canchero , a ceremonial vessel, is nearby, likely used in propitiation rituals. The vessel’s design symbolizes the woman’s role as a receiver, its opening representing her vagina, reflecting fertility themes.