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Chancay Sculpture of a Standing Man

SKU K.080
Circa

1000 AD to 1450 AD

Dimensions

7.25″ (18.4cm) high x 5.75″ (14.6cm) wide

Medium

Terracotta

Origin

Peru

Gallery Location

USA


 

The widespread arms and fierce glare of this fascinating figure suggest that he may be invoking protection against evil. The suspension holes in his headdress indicate that he may once have hung on a wall, guarding a household. Since his intentions were so good in the ancient world from which he comes, we can assume that his magic is still strong in our own.

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