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)
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Ovoid vase, 1350 - 1450 A.D. (Ica - Chincha)
Ovoid vase, 1350 - 1450 A.D. (Ica - Chincha)
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Globular vase with ornithomorphic motifs, XI - XV sec. A.D. (Ica)
Globular vase with ornithomorphic motifs, XI - XV sec. A.D. (Ica)
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Globular vase with ornithomorphic motifs, XI - XV sec. A.D. (Ica)
Globular vase with ornithomorphic motifs, XI - XV sec. A.D. (Ica)
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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)
![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)](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/ciotola-fantastiche.jpg?itok=YCj_0ob6)
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)
![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)](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/ciotola-fantastiche.jpg?itok=YCj_0ob6)
Keeled bowl with geometric patterns (textile prototype)
Keeled bowl with geometric patterns (textile prototype)
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Keeled bowl with geometric patterns (textile prototype)
Keeled bowl with geometric patterns (textile prototype)
![Keeled bowl with geometric patterns (textile prototype) Keeled bowl with geometric patterns (textile prototype)](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/ciotola-geometrici.jpg?itok=XzkURl9S)