Wood, 31.26 grams, 98.06 mm. Circa 700 A.D. A staff top portion dating back to the Moche culture in the Pre-Columbian period. It depicts a large male, naked, with four inlaid mother of pearl strips on his face and applied eyes with spondylus. He is holding up and raping a young woman, with a ritual dagger inserted into her neck, and drinking her blood. The female gazing openly upwards with a blank expression, also with applied eyes with turquoise. Huaca de la Luna finding, which is the only place were there is evidence of sacrifices in the Moche culture. Sacrifices were done by the tribe elders and the blood was passed around in cups. This particular objects clearly indicated that the blood was drank and not only applied to vessels. These sacrifices were used in rituals related to El Nino conditions and changes in the ocean and weather. Extremely fine condition and Unique Finding The historic meaning of such an object, with its implied erotic characteristics and choking nature, makes it quite desirable to any serious collector.