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Written by Art History Animalia on 2025-01-29 at 13:03

[#]LunarNewYear #YearOfTheSnake 🌕🐍

Paiinted polychrome ceramic vessel in the form of a #snake

Ware culture, Chancay Valley, Peru, c.800-1000 CE

On display at Smithsonian NMAI 23/1070

[#]IndigenousArt #PeruvianArt

“A sacred animal, the snake is symbolically linked with water and fertility.”

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