Recuay architecture
recuay culture (? – ?)
Discover the Recuay culture (200 BCE - 600 CE), a fascinating pre-Columbian society of Peru. Explore their intricate sculptures, vessels & architecture – a link to the Moche!
Museo Central. Banco Central de Reserva del Perú (Lima, Peru)
Explore Peru's artistic legacy at Museo Central BCRP! Admire pre-Columbian artifacts, colonial paintings & republican masterpieces housed in Lima’s historic bank building – a cultural landmark.
The Recuay nation developed in the Áncash mountains approximately 1500 years ago. It was a contemporary of the Cajamarca and Moche cultures. The high walls and the lattices visible in the upper sections indicate that this may be a depiction of a fortress. In the interior, we see a group of individuals gathered in a courtyard. Much of the Recuay population lived in settlements surrounded by defensive walls, ditches and towers, designed to protect the members of the community from possible attacks by neighboring peoples.
Om dette kunstværk
- Titel: Recuay architecture
- Kunstner: recuay culture
- Format: Portrait
- Ophavsretlig status: Beskyttet af ophavsret
- Udstillet hos: Museo Central. Banco Central de Reserva del Perú
- Farvepalette: Earthy
- Farveintensitet: Monochromatic
