File:Bottle with caiman 1000–800 B.C. Cupisnique.jpg

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Cupisnique ceramic bottle 1000–800 B.C., with caiman body and feline head. Met Museum, NYC

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<a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/310652" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/310652</a>

Yet Another precolumbian Peruvian culture I'd never even heard of. The Met owns this pristine ceramic bottle from the Cupisnique culture in what is now the northern Peruvian coast, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupisnique" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupisnique</a> -- and I'll be adding this great piece to that article shortly. The human race has many failings, but it has also created a great many beautiful art-works! Here's another.
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Source Bottle with caiman 1000–800 B.C. Cupisnique
Author Peter D. Tillman from USA
Camera location40° 46′ 44.73″ N, 73° 57′ 46.56″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Pete Tillman at https://flickr.com/photos/29050464@N06/52062907376. It was reviewed on 10 May 2022 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-zero.

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