The ancient cultures of Peru - Chavin, Cupisnique, Salinar, Viru, Moche, paracas, Nasca, Lambayeque, Hurai, Chimu and Inca - produced ceramics, textiles, metalwork and sculpture. Published to coincide with an exhibition organized by the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, this volume presents over 160 items from Lima's Larco Collection, each accompanied by explanatory text. The objects include examples of intricate gold and silver jewellery, head-dresses and ceremonial vessels which show how the working of precious metals ...
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The ancient cultures of Peru - Chavin, Cupisnique, Salinar, Viru, Moche, paracas, Nasca, Lambayeque, Hurai, Chimu and Inca - produced ceramics, textiles, metalwork and sculpture. Published to coincide with an exhibition organized by the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, this volume presents over 160 items from Lima's Larco Collection, each accompanied by explanatory text. The objects include examples of intricate gold and silver jewellery, head-dresses and ceremonial vessels which show how the working of precious metals reached its zenith in ancient Peru. Ceramics from Moche, Chimu and other cultures portray scenes of shamanism, ritual drama, mythology and warfare. Objects range from a copper mask portraying a fanged deity to mosaic earplugs inlaid with precious shell and stone. Accompanying the illustrations are essays from experts in the field of Peruvian art, including Kathleen Berrin, Elizabeth P. Benson and Richard L. Burger.
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VG-(slight edgewear) Black & illus. wraps, 216 pp., 160 color plates. Issued in conjunction with 1997-1998 exhibitions of Peruvian art and artifacts. Essays: The Spirit of Rafel Larco Hoyle: An Introduction / Kathleen Berrin--Rafael Larco Hoyle (1901-1966) / Clifford Evans--Life and Afterlife in Pre-Hispanic Peru: Contextualizing the Masterworks of the Museo Arqueologico Rafael Larco Herrera / Richard L. Burger--The Coastal Islands of Peru: Myths and Natural Resources / Maria Rostworowski de Diez Canseco--Moche Art: Myth, History, and Rite / Elizabeth P. Benson--Deer Hunting and Combat: Parallel Activities in the Moche World / Christopher B. Donnan--Andean Aesthetics / Esther Pasztory.
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