Paracas

A culture and art named after the Paracas peninsula, characterized by sophisticated ceramics, embroidered textiles, and elite burial traditions.

Dates

c. 700 B.C.E.–200 C.E.

Places

South America > Peru

Basics Works of Art Curated Guides

Paracas

A culture and art named after the Paracas peninsula, characterized by sophisticated ceramics, embroidered textiles, and elite burial traditions.

Dates

c. 700 B.C.E.–200 C.E.

Places

South America > Peru

Basics Works of Art Curated Guides

Basics to get you started

Paracas textiles, an introduction

Paracas, an introduction

Glossary for pre-Columbian art

Andean cultures, an introduction

Works of Art

Paracas Flying Figure Bowl

3rd–1st century B.C.E.

Paracas Feline Face Bottle

800–550 B.C.E.

Paracas Supernatural Bird Mantle

50–100 C.E.

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Curated Guides to Paracas

All Textbook Chapters Syllabi

Textbook Chapter

Early South America (c. 3000 B.C.E.–2nd century C.E.)

Syllabus

Latin American Art Syllabus