The body is decorated on one side in relief with an arcature of a sacred cave with a frieze of stylized birds. In the center a shaman with a crescent moon crown, his hands symbolically directed towards the sky. The other side is also decorated with a symbolic design.
Brown and beige terracotta, small chips on the neck.
Chimu, Peru, 1100 - 1400 AD.
18 x 13 cm
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