Sculptured bottle - representation of a single individual Mochica Classic period 1 - 800 AD Museo de Arte Precolombino, Cusco - Peru It is the Mochica who propose and introduce a radical change within the art of ceramics, attaining high levels of sculptural work and the application of pictorial design. There is present in their productions, an ostentatious display of natural skill. Due to it, ine can become acquainted with the persons from that time, discover the environment, approach an understanding of their world, intimate beliefs and customs. Thanks to the ceramic, realistic, profound and

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It is the Mochica who propose and introduce a radical change within the art of ceramics, attaining high levels of sculptural work and the application of pictorial design. There is present in their productions, an ostentatious display of natural skill. Due to it, ine can become acquainted with the persons from that time, discover the environment, approach an understanding of their world, intimate beliefs and customs. Thanks to the ceramic, realistic, profound and serene, the people of pre-Columbian Peru reach across the bridge of history.

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Size: 3455px × 4608px
Location: Cusco, Peru
Photo credit: © Stefano Ravera / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: archaeological, archaeology, archeological, archeology, art, artifact, artifacts, arts--crafts, ceramic, ceramics, crafts, cusco, cuzco, hand-, hand-crafted, handmade, history, mochica, peru, peruvian, prehispanic, sculpture