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Museo Larco
Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru

The Larco Museum (officially known as Rafael Larco Herrera Archaeological Museum) is a privately owned museum of pre-Columbian art, located in the Pueblo Libre District of Lima, Peru. It showcases chronological galleries that provide a thorough overview of 5,000 years of Peruvian pre-Columbian history. It is well known for its gallery of pre-Columbian erotic pottery.

Surrounded by beautiful gardens, the Larco Museum is located in a viceregal mansion from the eighteenth century A.D.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Gold Nose Ornaments, Vicus Formative Epoch (1250 BC - 1 AD)

Gold Nose Ornaments, Vicus Formative Epoch (1250 BC - 1 AD)

Funerary Attire, Crowns and Headdresses, Vicus Formative Epoch (1250 BC - 1 AD)

Funerary Attire, Crowns and Headdresses, Vicus Formative Epoch (1250 BC - 1 AD)

Gold Headdresses, Moche Florescent Epoch (1 AD - 800 AD)

Gold Headdresses, Moche Florescent Epoch (1 AD - 800 AD)

Gold Headdress and Ear Ornaments, Chimu Imperial Epoch (1300 AD - 1532 AD)

Gold Headdress and Ear Ornaments, Chimu Imperial Epoch (1300 AD - 1532 AD)

Gold Funerary Offering, Chimu Imperial Epoch (1300 AD - 1532 AD)

Gold Funerary Offering, Chimu Imperial Epoch (1300 AD - 1532 AD)

Gold sculpture of a jaguar, a sacred animal in ancient Peru, Mochica, Boom Period (1 A.D. – 800 A.D.)

Gold sculpture of a jaguar, a sacred animal in ancient Peru, Mochica, Boom Period (1 A.D. – 800 A.D.)

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Other Sacrifices, Moche Apogee Epoch (1 AD - 800 AD)

Other Sacrifices, Moche Apogee Epoch (1 AD - 800 AD)

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Animal mythology combines the feline, the bird and the serpent.

Animal mythology combines the feline, the bird and the serpent.

Salinar, Formative Epoch (1250 BC - 1 AD)

Salinar, Formative Epoch (1250 BC - 1 AD)

Cupisnique Sacred Animals, Formative Epoch (1250 BC - 1 AD)

Cupisnique Sacred Animals, Formative Epoch (1250 BC - 1 AD)

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Bodies; Clay figurines. Vicus culture, Formative Epoch (1250 BC - 1AD)

Bodies; Clay figurines. Vicus culture, Formative Epoch (1250 BC - 1AD)

Bodies; Clay figurines. Vicus culture, Formative Epoch (1250 BC - 1AD)

Bodies; Clay figurines. Vicus culture, Formative Epoch (1250 BC - 1AD)

Tree of Life

Tree of Life

Propitiation of the Ancestors
Moche culture, Florescent Epoch (1 AD-800 AD)

Propitiation of the Ancestors
Moche culture, Florescent Epoch (1 AD-800 AD)

Propitiation of the Ancestors
Moche culture, Florescent Epoch (1 AD-800 AD)

Propitiation of the Ancestors
Moche culture, Florescent Epoch (1 AD-800 AD)

Moche Sexual Union. Moche Colture, Florescent Epoch (1 AD - 800 AD)

Virú Sexual Union. Virú Culture, Formative Epoch (1250 BC - 1 AD)

Virú Sexual Union. Virú Culture, Formative Epoch (1250 BC - 1 AD)

Scenes of Fellatio. Moche culture, Florescent Epoch (1 AD - 800 AD)

Scenes of Fellatio. Moche culture, Florescent Epoch (1 AD - 800 AD)

Intercourse among Animals.
Moche culture, Florescent Epoch (1 AD-800 AD)

Intercourse among Animals.
Moche culture, Florescent Epoch (1 AD-800 AD)

Intercourse among Animals.
Moche culture, Florescent Epoch (1 AD-800 AD)

Intercourse among Animals.
Moche culture, Florescent Epoch (1 AD-800 AD)

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.

Original, Museo Larco, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru. Visited in 2026.