sites for sore eyes

Inca (A.D. 1438-1532) Ica Valley, Peru
(south coast)

The ceramic vessel, from the other end of the Peruvian time scale, the Inca period just before the spanish conquest, is an extraordinary example of virtuosity. The double- chambered container has two spouts, one bird, a llama-like head and a jaguar, or its skin, sprawls over the top of the container.
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Wool and cotton poncho from the Chancay valley near Limaon the central coast of Peru ( A.D. 1000 - 1450). A confronted and rampant feline appears on each side of the wearer's chest and back, while similar felines make up the border

The relief forms on the bottle from Tembladera in the Jequtapeque Valley North Coast Peru, show a small feline head terminating a stylized feathered serpent. A fairly common theme in the art of Late Chavin period (700 - 500 B.C.), it is a forerunner of many uses of this combination in Precolumbian art.