Sujet
Shell with Inlaid Feline, 100 BC-700. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Shell with Inlaid Feline, 100 BC-700. This ornament is made of a spondylus shell, from which the exterior surface has been carved away to reveal a layer of bright orange. The pampas cat inlaid on the surface in multicoloured shell and stone has bean-shaped spots on his body, and grasps a gold gourd or fruit. In both Paracas and Nasca art, the small, non-domesticated pampas cat is strongly associated with beans and other crops. Perhaps it was thought to guard the fields from rodents and other pests.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G04_323
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
32,1Mo (2,3Mo) / 29,0cm x 27,7cm / 3425 x 3272 (300dpi)