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| The Museum of the Royal Tombs of Sipan: It Looks Like A Moche Pyramid. |
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| Drawing Of An Animation Of The Lord Of Sipan Holding Court; Created By Susana Meneses. When Visiting The Museum, This Is A Must See Exhibit. |
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The Museo Tumbas Reales de Sipán (Museum of the Royal Tombs of Sipán), located in Lambayeque, is one of the best museums in Peru. Constructed in the shape of a Moche Pyramid, this modern museum was built to showcase the treasures unearthed from the Royal Tombs of Sipán, particularly the Lord of Sipán, El Señor de Sipán.
Unlike most of the archeological sites along the coast of Peru, which were pilfered by grave robbers, the tomb of Lord Sipán remained undisturbed until it was discovered in 1987. The discovery was made by Dr. Walter Alva, who is now the director of the Museo Tumbas Reales de Sipán. The tomb contained a wealth of treasures, meant to accompany the Lord of Sipán on his journey to the after life.
The Museum of the Royal Tombs of Sipán is shaped like a Moche pyramid, containing the gold masks, scepters, jewelry, and other objects of the royal Moche tomb discovered by Walter Alva in 1987. This museum succeeds in evoking the full grandeur and sophistication of the ancient Moche civilization (100–750 A.D.) in a way that adobe pyramids, now reduced to mud mountains, often do not. This museum, a dark red pyramid, rises out of the dry, flat streetscape. Visitors climb an exterior stairway and enter the building at the top. Descending through the galleries, they encounter objects in the same sequence as the archeologists did – hammered-gold sheets that cradled the lord’s head and rested on his eyes, nose, mouth and chin: bracelets strung with hundreds of turquoise, shell, and gold beads; a gold-and-silver scepter depieting a warrior and his nude prisoner; gold-and silver backflaps (sheets the Moche suspended from the back of their belts) inlaid with shell and semiprecious stones, depicting a figure with a large, ganged mouth holding a human head by the hair and a tumi, a sacrificial knife. Each object or jewel displays artistry and craftsmanship that astounds and delights at every turn. We have placed on this page some images which we were able to obtain while in Lambayeque of some of the objects and displays in the museum. NONE OF THESE IMAGES ARE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE OR TO USE. We hope that after viewing these images, you will go to the Lord Of Sipán Museum and see these for yourselves and enjoy them as much as we were able to do.
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The treasures of Sipan tombs are in the Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum in Lambayeque. The first choice of where to go in order to visit The Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum in Lambayeque is to fly in to Chiclayo. Chiclayo, is the capital city of the Lambayeque region in northern Peru. It is located 13 kilometers inland from the Pacific coast and 770 kilometers from the nation's capital, Lima. Chiclayo is one of the most important urban areas of Peru. It has grown to become the country's fourth largest city after Lima, Arequipa, and Trujillo. Chiclayo is very commercialized and has many modern characteristics. It is known as one of the friendliest cities in Peru. Because of this attribute, Chiclayo is known as, "The Capital of Friendship and the Pearl of the North." The Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones Gonzales International Airport (IATA: CIX, ICAO: SPHI) is the airport serving Chiclayo, Peru and the surrounding metropolitan area. It is run by CORPAC S.A. (Corporación Peruana de Aeropuertos y Aviación Comercial S.A.), a government-run organization that oversees the management of Peruvian airports. It is the main airport of the Lambayeque Region, one of the most populous of the country. The second choice is Trujillo. Trujillo is a moderately large city in Northwestern Peru, very close to the Pacific Coast. Trujillo is known for its seafood and the beaches of its famous surf and beach resort Huanchaco. The Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (IATA: TRU, ICAO: SPRU); known as Aeropuerto Internacional Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos in Spanish, is the airport serving Peru's third most important city, Trujillo. It is the main air hub in northern Peru. There are several Guided Tour Agencies offering standard city, and archaeological tours of Trujillo or Chiclayo and the surrounding area. After arranging your flight we would suggest getting your hotel and then letting them arrange tours of the area for you. If you call the hotels Concierge Services ahead of your arrival, all of this can be pre-arranged for you. We do this all the time. It is safe and it works!!! We have never experienced a problem doing it this way! We have links to Expedia.com on our page so that you can arrange your flight and hotel in Chiclayo or Trujillo.
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| Drawing Of The Reconstruction Of The Lord Of Sipán Burial Chamber |
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| The Lord Of Sipán's Ear Ornaments |
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| The Lord Of Sipán's Ear Ornaments |
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| Priest Of Sipan On Left Lord Of Sipan On Right | Gold Pieces Covering Eyes Nose, And Mouth Of The Lord Of Sipan |
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| Scepter Knives Of The Lord Of Sipán | Main Ear Ornament The Lord Of Sipán |
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| Gold Discs | Feline Heads |
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| The Old Lords Necklace | The Old Lords Necklace |
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| The Old Lords Bells | Gold & Turquoise Earrings From The Fourth Tomb |
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| Gold Rattle Representing Chalchalcha, "The Decapitator" | Chalchalcha, "The Decapitator" Supreme Moche God |
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| Octopus Pectorals | The Priests Ear Ornaments |
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| Gold Coccyx Protector | Silver Coccyx Protector |
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| Gold Necklace | Gold Banner |
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| Gold Crab God | Gold Feline God |
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| The Lord Of Sipán's Bracelets | Bracelet Of The Old Lord |
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| The Lord Of Sipán's Pectoral | The Lord Of Sipán's Gold Chin Plate |
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| The Old Lords Back - Flap | Necklace Of Ten Gold And Ten Silver Peanuts |
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| The Lord Of Sipán's Gold Crown | Gold Human Head |
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| The Lord Of Sipán's Pectoral | The Lord Of Sipán's Pectoral |
