Chancay Sculpture of a Male Llama, 1000 CE - 1450 CE
Terracotta
10
K.075
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This male llama, one of a pair, wears a halter around his head. His coloring is a natural beige and brown, and the spots that decorate it echo his rotund...
This male llama, one of a pair, wears a halter around his head. His coloring is a natural beige and brown, and the spots that decorate it echo his rotund shape. On his face is the haughty, regal expression-- flared nostrils and protruding lip-- for which this Andean beast of burden is famous. He seems perfectly willing to be domesticated, as long as we accord him the proper respect. HT. 25.5cm(10IN):L.28cm(11IN)