Stone Slab Cupinisque Formative period, 1250 BC - ! AD Museo de Arte Precolombino, Cusco - Peru In this stone slab one can see the carved image of a serpent with feline traits. the feline is represented by illustrating fangs and pointed ears. In the iconography of the formative period, this hybrid being is represented in ceramics and stone fragments that were used to decorate the ceremonial spaces of the temples. The serpent is one of the sacred animals of the Andean cosmovision, and it is considered a being that communicates between the worlds.
In this stone slab one can see the carved image of a serpent with feline traits. the feline is represented by illustrating fangs and pointed ears. In the iconography of the formative period, this hybrid being is represented in ceramics and stone fragments that were used to decorate the ceremonial spaces of the temples. The serpent is one of the sacred animals of the Andean cosmovision, and it is considered a being that communicates between the worlds.
Size: 3455px × 4608px
Location: Cusco, Peru
Photo credit: © Stefano Ravera / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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