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Loading... The Spirit of Ancient Peru: Treasures from the Museo Arqueologico Rafael Larco Herreraby Museo Arqueológico Rafael Larco Herrera, Kathleen Berrin (Editor)
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A beautifully illustrated volume that presents more than a hundred and sixty works of art from Lima's famed Larco collection, the world's largest private collection of pre-Hispanic Peruvian art. Spectacular ceramics, textiles, metalwork and sculpture from the Chavin, Cupisnique, Salinar, Gallinazo, Moche, Parcas, Nasca, Lambayeque, Huari, Chimu and Inca cultures are illustrated and described, all with colour photographs. Some of the objects are remarkable for the skill of their craftmenship, such as ornate gold and silver jewellery and headresses, others intriguing for the beliefs they reveal, such as an intricate Lambayeque textile featuring elaborate divine beings, others are simply extraordinary, for example mosiac earplugs No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)985.01History and Geography South America Peru History of Peru IncasLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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