Lambayeque – Peru

The name Lambayeque is a Spanish derivation of the god Yampellec, said to have been worshipped by the first Lambayeque king, Naymlap. 

Museo Nacional Brüning 

The museum was constructed as a modern and functional facility, inspired by the works of the 20th-century French architect, Le Corbusier.

The more than 1500 pieces come from different indigenous cultures, including an invaluable textile collection and ceramics of Chimú and Vicús. Thousands of golden objects are kept in sealed rooms, including funeral masks of copper, ceremonial vessels, an extraordinary necklace and jewelry of Mochica and Chimú cultures, as well as pieces of the Lambayeque culture.

Lambayeque funerary gold mask.

Below is a priestess of Chornancap, belonging to the elite of the Lambayeque culture.

Huaca Rajada

Is a Moche archaeological site in northern Peru. This place is famous for the tomb of Lord of Sipán. 

Many of the tombs were looted, yet the artifacts that remained and were discovered by archaeologists play an important role in understanding the Moche rulers and tradition. Tombs have been found also in Sipán’s Huaca Rajada, an area near Chiclayo.

The tombs in the area are of adobe construction, of pyramidal shape, and have now shown erosion which could have been exacerbated over time by successive El Niño events.

Recreation of a Priest tumb below.

Lord of Sipán recreation of the tumb, the original artifacts are in the Royal Tombs of Sipán museum (photos were not allowed at the museum).

when visiting the site we were told that because of the lack of foundings the other mountings around it have not been excavated.

Museo Tumbas Reales de Sipan

The Royal Tombs of Sipán Museum (Museo Tumbas Reales de Sipán) is a museum in Lambayeque, Peru. It contains most of the important artifacts (ceremonial vessels, necklaces and jewelry) found at Huaca Rajada by archeologist Walter Alva in 1987, including the Lord of Sipán and his entourage. The museum was inaugurated in 2002. The museum was designed to resemble the ancient Moche tombs.

 

 

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