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Ancient Peruvian art : contributions to the archaeology of the empire of the Incas : [volume 2] / from his collections, by Arthur Baessler tr. by A.H. Keane .

Baessler, Arthur, 1857- · 1902 · Berlin : A. Asher & Co. ; New York : Dodd, Mead & Co., · 34 pictures

Ancient Peruvian Art, volume 2, is an 1902 archaeological plate book by Arthur Baessler, translated by A.H. Keane and published in Berlin and New York, drawn from Baessler's own collections of Inca-era objects for scholars of Peruvian antiquities. Its plates show carved stone plaques, painted ceramic vessels, and cast metal figures, rendered as crisp line drawings and sepia prints with numbered figure captions. A designer could take from them the stylised geometric framing, interlocking animal forms, and rhythmic repeat patterns of pre-Columbian Andean ornament.

Indian art -- Peru · Art -- Peru · Peru -- Antiquities · Inca art

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