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Double spout and bridge pottery vessel with a bird deity
This globular jar depicts a fantastic bird in flight with a …
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Double spout and bridge vessel with hummingbirds
The double spout and bridge vessel is one of the oldest cera…
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Double spout and bridge vessel with pelican and fish
The body of the vessel is painted with a pelican holding a f…
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Spout and bridge vessel in the shape of a dog
Vessels modelled into animals or edible plants are a common …
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Spout and bridge vessel in the shape of a woman
The vessel represents a standing woman holding an instrument…
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Vase with faces
The representation of human heads is quite common in Nasca a…
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Inca gold llama
Miniature figurines wrought in hammered gold were deposited …
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Moche warrior pot
Warfare, warriors, prisoners and sacrifice are recurring the…
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Paracas textile
They depict flying, supernatural winged figures perhaps repr…
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Inca painted wooden beaker with feline and rainbow
In Andean culture powerful cats, especially the lowland jagu…
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Inca gold capacocha figure
Capacocha took place upon the death of an Inca king and were…
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Inca wooden drinking vessel
When tilted upward, the beer passes through a hidden, interi…
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Inca cotton khipu
The word khipu comes from the Quechua (native Andean languag…
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Inca beaker with dancing scene
The Ch’unchus were held to be a ferocious tribe living in lo…
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Inca vessel in the form of a digging stick
Each year, the Inca King as ruler of Tahuantinsuyu – or the …
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Inca tapestry
The coat of arms at the centre of the tapestry is European b…
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Inca stone vessel with snake motifs
This is one of a small number of surviving vessels of this s…
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Inca carved stone vessel
Likewise, the rounded form of the handles differs from pre-C…
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Gold diadem
This diadem was discovered in 1824 in the valley of the Cama…
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Gold 4-excelentes of Ferdinand and Isabella and silver 4-reales of Charles and Joanna
The lure of gold drew many explorers into the Americas, and …
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Silver 8 reales of the Republic of Peru, countermarked in Manila
This 8 reales coin (a 'piece of eight', also called a silver…
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Cast silver plaque depicting the voyage of Sir Francis Drake by Michael Mercator
Sir Francis Drake's heroic voyage around the world on the Pe…
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Silver pagoda of the East India Company
Following the successful introduction of a European-style mi…
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Silver 'Lima' crown (5 shillings) of George II
During the War of the Austrian Succession, Great Britain was…
