and the medium sized tinaja to store wine or cereal
it remains one of the least understood cultures of the Andean past
The piece is finished by the cover to keep the food free of external dust
in the friezes lotuses or palms
as a result of contact with the East
Jarron (Vase) with black scrollwork from Chulucanas, Peru tinaja and the medium sized tinajaJarron (Vase) with brown scrollwork from Chulucanas, Peru This beautiful piece comes from the north of Peru, from an artisan city, Chulucanas, near the capital of the region, Piura, which by extension gives its name to this type of ceramic. Piura is the first city founded by the Spanish Francisco Pizarro in his conquest of Peru. The fine ceramic works of Chulucanas, known throughout the world, have their roots in the Vics culture. Everything related