Ecuador: The Secret Art of Pre-Columbian Ecuador

ISBN-10: 8874393377
ISBN-13: 9788874393374
Series: Ecuador
Category: Art / History / General
Pages: 359
Language: English
Published: 2007
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Authors: Daniel Klein, Iván Cruz Cevallos

Description

This beautifully illustrated book features some of the most significant works of art produced by the people that inhabited the present territory of Ecuador before the arrival of the Spaniards. It provides an overall view of a very rich civilization as illustrated through a selection of emblematic objects made of pottery, metal and other materials. This book is enriched by a collection of essays from the most distinguished experts in Ecuadorian archaeology.

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