A man with an elaborate ridged hairstyle sits with
a hoofed animal slung over his shoulders. Is this
a depiction of everyday life, or a scene from
Peruvian myth or legend? The animal appears to
be a vicuna or perhaps a llama or a deer,
creatures still native to the Andes region. It is
perhaps a votive sacrifice intended for the gods,
or game to be sold at market, or maybe a
famous hunter whose name has been forgotten
with time. There is a lively, vivid quality to the
modeling, a sense of life that connects us
directly with that vanished world.
- (PF.2045)
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