The Chancay civilisation (1000-1450 A.D.)
It flourished in the valleys north of Lima. The archaeological material comes from the many cemeteries, including two-coloured ceramics with brown-black decorations on a creamy white background.
The most characteristic form is that of china, large ovoid-shaped jars with a wide neck, representing a human head with elongated eyes. Also frequent are the so-called cuchimilcos, clay votive figurines, usually female, with their short arms raised, their eyes elongated by a black line, and wearing square hats. The art of Chancay owes its fame mainly to its fabrics, the most elaborate and refined of pre-Columbian Peru, alongside those of the older Paracas civilisation.
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Sword for loom, XI - XVI sec. A.D. (Chancay)
Sword for loom, XI - XVI sec. A.D. (Chancay)

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Sword for loom, XI - XVI sec. A.D. (Chancay)
Sword for loom, XI - XVI sec. A.D. (Chancay)

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Cuchimilco, XI – XVI sec. A.D (Chancay)
Cuchimilco, XI – XVI sec. A.D (Chancay)
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Cuchimilco, XI – XVI sec. A.D (Chancay)
Cuchimilco, XI – XVI sec. A.D (Chancay)
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Flask with cephalomorph neck, XI - XVI sec. A.D (Chancay)
Flask with cephalomorph neck, XI - XVI sec. A.D (Chancay)
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Flask with cephalomorph neck, XI - XVI sec. A.D (Chancay)
Flask with cephalomorph neck, XI - XVI sec. A.D (Chancay)
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Flask with geometric and ornithomorphic motifs, 1200 - 1400 A.D. (Chancay finale)
Flask with geometric and ornithomorphic motifs, 1200 - 1400 A.D. (Chancay finale)

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Flask with geometric and ornithomorphic motifs, 1200 - 1400 A.D. (Chancay finale)
Flask with geometric and ornithomorphic motifs, 1200 - 1400 A.D. (Chancay finale)

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Excavating instrument or paddle (?) XI - XVI sec. A.D. (Chancay)
Excavating instrument or paddle (?) XI - XVI sec. A.D. (Chancay)

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Excavating instrument or paddle (?) XI - XVI sec. A.D. (Chancay)
Excavating instrument or paddle (?) XI - XVI sec. A.D. (Chancay)

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Figurine representing a blade, XI - XVI sec. A.D. (Chancay)
Figurine representing a blade, XI - XVI sec. A.D. (Chancay)

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Figurine representing a blade, XI - XVI sec. A.D. (Chancay)
Figurine representing a blade, XI - XVI sec. A.D. (Chancay)

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Globular vase, XI - XVI sec. A.D. (Chancay)
Globular vase, XI - XVI sec. A.D. (Chancay)

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Globular vase, XI - XVI sec. A.D. (Chancay)
Globular vase, XI - XVI sec. A.D. (Chancay)

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Ovoid vessel with applied tree frogs, 1000 - 1100 A.D. (Chancay)
Ovoid vessel with applied tree frogs, 1000 - 1100 A.D. (Chancay)

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Ovoid vessel with applied tree frogs, 1000 - 1100 A.D. (Chancay)
Ovoid vessel with applied tree frogs, 1000 - 1100 A.D. (Chancay)

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Cuchimilco, 1200 - 1400 A.D. (Chancay finale)
Cuchimilco, 1200 - 1400 A.D. (Chancay finale)

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Cuchimilco, 1200 - 1400 A.D. (Chancay finale)
Cuchimilco, 1200 - 1400 A.D. (Chancay finale)
