Ancient Arts of the Andes
Description:... "Ancient Arts of the Andes deals with the fabulous gold treasures, silver and copper objects, the great fabrics and the vast variety of ceramics, wood, stone, ivory, bone and shell objects produced by the great ancient civilizations of the Andes from approximately 400 B.C. to the Spanish Conquest. The areas included in this book are the modern republics of Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Costa Rica and Panama. Ancient Arts of the Andes deals not only with the cultures of ancient Peru from the earliest beginning to the Empire of the Incas, but also presents some original and forceful work from such little known regions as the highlands and planes of the North Andes and the Amazon jungle. Two hundred and six plates, six of them in color, illustrate artifacts of esthetic significance and technical excellence, with extraordinary variations in style and subject. Many of these pieces show a marked affinity to styles and trends of modern art." -- Book jacket
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