Gold and the Incas: Lost Worlds of Peru - Brossura

National Gallery Of Australia

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0642334420 ISBN 13: 9780642334428

Casa editrice: Natl Gallery of Australia, 2014

Riassunto

Gold and the Incas reveals the splendor of ancient pre-Hispanic cultures of Peru featuring art made of gold, silver, turquoise, shell, stone, textile, and ceramic. More than 200 objects are covered, showing the aesthetic depth, drama, and beauty of the famous Incan empire and its predecessors. As well as deities, lively depictions of animals, birds, and fish decorate the works.

Treasures from the Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia del Perú, Museo Arqueologico Rafael Larco Herrera, Fundacion Museo Amano, Museo Oro del Perú and the National Gallery of Australia are discussed and illustrated in color.

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Gold and the Incas: Lost worlds of Peru reveals the splendour of ancient pre-Hispanic cultures of Peru. Art made of gold, silver, turquoise, shell, stone, textile and ceramic is shown. More than 200 objects are covered, from gold armour and intricate jewellery to elaborate embroidered and woven cloths. They show the aesthetic depth, drama and beauty of the famous Incan empire and its predecessors. As well as deities, lively depictions of animals, birds and fish decorate the works. Also included are essays by Peruvian and Australian scholars, maps and a timeline.

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• Editore: Natl Gallery of Australia
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0642334420
• ISBN 13: 9780642334428
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 316