The Ica (1000-1450 A.D.)
The name refers to the different ethnic groups who lived along Peru’s southern coast after the Wari domination (600-1000 A.C.). Ica ceramics are characterized by geometric decorations, usually consisting of diagonal lines painted on squares following a weaving pattern.
Ovoid vase, 1350 - 1450 A.D. (Ica - Chincha)
Ovoid vase, 1350 - 1450 A.D. (Ica - Chincha)
Ovoid vase, 1350 - 1450 A.D. (Ica - Chincha)
Ovoid vase, 1350 - 1450 A.D. (Ica - Chincha)
Castello D'Albertis Museum of World Cultures
Globular vase with ornithomorphic motifs, XI - XV sec. A.D. (Ica)
Globular vase with ornithomorphic motifs, XI - XV sec. A.D. (Ica)
Castello D'Albertis Museum of World Cultures
Globular vase with ornithomorphic motifs, XI - XV sec. A.D. (Ica)
Globular vase with ornithomorphic motifs, XI - XV sec. A.D. (Ica)
Castello D'Albertis Museum of World Cultures
Keeled bowl with geometric patterns and fantastic zoomorphic figures, 1100 - 1300 A.D. (Ica medio, influsso Wuari)
Keeled bowl with geometric patterns and fantastic zoomorphic figures, 1100 - 1300 A.D. (Ica medio, influsso Wuari)
Castello D'Albertis Museum of World Cultures
Keeled bowl with geometric patterns and fantastic zoomorphic figures, 1100 - 1300 A.D. (Ica medio, influsso Wuari)
Keeled bowl with geometric patterns and fantastic zoomorphic figures, 1100 - 1300 A.D. (Ica medio, influsso Wuari)
Castello D'Albertis Museum of World Cultures
Keeled bowl with geometric patterns (textile prototype)
Keeled bowl with geometric patterns (textile prototype)
Castello D'Albertis Museum of World Cultures
Keeled bowl with geometric patterns (textile prototype)
Keeled bowl with geometric patterns (textile prototype)
