Ceramics, precious metals and textiles Inca Empire

camelid conopa, 1470–1532, brooklyn museum, small stone figurines, or conopas, of llamas , alpacas common ritual effigies used in highlands of peru , bolivia. these devotional objects buried in animals corrals bring protection , prosperity owners , fertility herds. cylindrical cavities in backs filled offerings gods in form of mixture including animal fat, coca leaves, maize kernels , seashells.

ceramics painted using polychrome technique portraying numerous motifs including animals, birds, waves, felines (popular in chavin culture) , geometric patterns found in nazca style of ceramics. in culture without written language, ceramics portrayed basic scenes of everyday life, including smelting of metals, relationships , scenes of tribal warfare. distinctive inca ceramic objects cusco bottles or aryballos . many of these pieces on display in lima in larco archaeological museum , national museum of archaeology, anthropology , history.

almost of gold , silver work of incan empire melted down conquistadors.