Mochica Fertility Ritual

This Mochica artifact from the Epoch of Flourishing (1–800 AD) in Callao, Lima, Peru, depicts ancestor propitiation rituals. Underworld figures engage in sexual acts like genital manipulation, kissing, and fellatio to demonstrate potency and release fertilizing fluids. They also stimulate a woman symbolizing Mother Earth, emphasizing the link between fertility, the earth, and ancestral reverence in Mochica culture.