#tiahuanaco

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Necklace with seven clam-shell-shaped pendants.

Place of origin: Perú

Culture: Tiahuanaco or Huari

Period: Middle Horizon

Date: A.D. 700–1000

Medium: Silver

[eopederson]

Idolo, Tiahuanaco, La Paz, 2006.

One of several larger than life-size effigies at the amazing archaeological site. The culture which produced it was large and powerful long before it was conquered by the Inca.

[boocook]

Time for a cosmic Bolivian shaman… #gateofthemoon #tiahuanaco #tiwanaku #bolivia #shaman #cosmic #scifi #sciencefictionart #spaceart #portal #prismacolor #posca https://www.instagram.com/p/CbE4VujMM_k/?utm_medium=tumblr

[equatorjournal]

The silent stones of Tiahuanaco, 1978

[youaregoldbaby]

Tiahuanaco, Bolivia

[jdvarq]

#photography #inti #archeology #culture #ancient #tiahuanaco #bolivia #andes (en Tiahuanacu, La Paz, Bolivia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CM-xs8xHhlb/?igshid=1r781lvehhi90

[tlatollotl]

Effigy Head-form Vessel

Date: 800-1000

Origin: Peru, Tiahuanaco

Provenience unknown, possibly looted

Tiahuanaco-Huari effigy head-form vessel, Middle Horizon period, with eyes crossed. It is wearing a labret and earrings, and the headdress is forming the spout. There is a band broken meander designs around the face and rim of the vessel. The vessel is painted in shades in brown, cream, and black.

Gardiner Museum

[cosasaleatoriasquecomparto]

Left: Maya, Aztec, Toltec, Olmec. Right: Inca, Chavin, Moche, Tiwanaku, San Agustin.