Recent Period
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Recent Horizon (1450 – 1532 A.D.)
The Recent Horizon resulted in the establishment of the Inca Empire, which united a large part of the peoples of the Peruvian region and certain regions of Ecuador, Bolivia and Chile in a single political-administrative system governed by a military-theocratic hierarchy. The penetration of the Spanish lead by Francisco Pizzarro, in Peru and the consequent victory over Athaualpa (the last ruler) resulted in the rapid crumbling of the Inca Empire and the start of a policy of exploitation of the territory by the European powers.
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Recent Horizon (1450 – 1532 A.D.)
The Incas quickly became the greatest power in Peru and united into a single empire, the Tawantinsuyu, all the peoples of the plateau and the coast. The conquered territories were connected by a road network that put all the places of the empire in touch with one another. |
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Gold lamaPre-Columbian Peru, Recent Horizon, Inca Culture XV - XVI centuries A.D. Lost-wax casting. 5x5.2 cm. Collection no. 11. The exhibit consists in the figure of a lama, in an upright position, characterised by its long upright ears. This animal had great significance for the life of the Andean. The meat, the skin, the hair were used for millennia; similarly transport was entrusted to this unique, tameable species. |
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Ariballi-shaped Amphora
Peru, Northern Coast, Recent Horizon, Inca Culture XV - XVI centuries A.D. Terracotta made with double vertical mould: oxidative firing. 20x16x12 cm. Collection no. R44. The spherical shape is surmounted by an overturned truncated cone. Two lateral grips in the shape of handles are attached. The decorations show a brown band at the middle line, surmounted by a band with a graduated pattern. Near the neck, a band shows two panels with the image of a two-headed snake. The neck is decorated with spiralling twirls in black. |
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BeltPeru, Northern coast, Recent Horizon, XV - XVI centuries A.D. Tapestry with slits. 373x4.2 cm. Collection no. T343. Decorated with representations of stylised feline designs, that intersect each other, in red and yellow. The figures are two-headed and symbolise the duality of the cat as a divine being. |
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Lacquered wood keroPeru, Recent Horizon, Inca Culture, XV - XVI centuries A.D. Intaglio with subsequent lacquering. 16.5x13 cm. Collection no. R17. The wooden block has been gouged out with everted shapes and thereafter carved in relief to allow the application of the lacquer in red, yellow, and green in the carved indents. It has three decorative horizontal bands: the first with plant designs, the second with rhombi and the upper, representing three trees alternated with female figures in the act of harvesting the hanging fruit. |
