Sculpted vessel Huari Transitional period 800 AD - 1300 AD Museo de Arte Precolombino, Cusco - Peru The llama in the Andean camelid that possesses the greatest symbolic meaning and economic importance. For this reason it is frequently represented. This bottle, which brings together and fuse the characteristic features of Huari ceramics of the Pan -Andean espansionist stage, is a delightful example of gentleness and total beauty. Although sculptural activity was not the most outstanding feature in the panorama of southern ceramics, this object constitutes an example of the harmony achieved by
The llama in the Andean camelid that possesses the greatest symbolic meaning and economic importance. For this reason it is frequently represented. This bottle, which brings together and fuse the characteristic features of Huari ceramics of the Pan -Andean espansionist stage, is a delightful example of gentleness and total beauty. Although sculptural activity was not the most outstanding feature in the panorama of southern ceramics, this object constitutes an example of the harmony achieved by pictorial decoration when it replaces details that sculpture cannot express.
Size: 3455px × 4608px
Location: Cusco, Peru
Photo credit: © Stefano Ravera / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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