Museum of the Royal Tombs of Sipan (Museo de Las Tumbes Reales de Sipan) near Chiclayo in Lambayeque, Peru, South America

Pacific pygmy owl (Glaucidium peruanum) stands on one leg, near Chiclayo, Lambayeque region, Peru, South America

Clay pots piled on a tomb of the Lord of Sipan archeological site near Chiclayo, Peru in the Lambayeque Valley. Archaeologists uncovered burial places of several lesser important figures besides royalty at Sipan. One, a high priest, had a tomb almost as impressive as the royal ones. Another burial contained 1,137 pots shaped into warriors, priests, prisoners, musicians, and anthropomorphic deities, Sipan, Peru

Chimu-Lambayeque Culture, 1100 to 1400AD, from the Lambayeque Valley on north coast gold Feline Idols (wall decorations), Peru

Gold Artifacts Chimu-Lambayeque Culture, 1100 to 1400AD, from the Lambayeque Valley on north coast a Funeral Mask created in one piece of gold, Peru

Lambayeque Culture, c 100-800AD skirt with human and animal forms N Coast near Trujillo Museo Rafael Herrera, Lima, Peru