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Exhibitions Permanent Exhibition Lithic Exhibition Room Lithic work began in the pre-ceramic epoch (8,000 - 2,000 B.C.) with the manufacture of simple implements of daily use (knives, scrapers, lance points, etc.) which expressed their desire for searching new forms and better techniques. In spite of raw material toughness, artists became masters in their work. Later, religious beliefs were expressed through lithic pieces, as their first deities. During the Evolutive epoch lithic sculpture got great importance throughout the ancient Peruvian territory, achieving its highest development during the Florescent epoch. Among the most outstanding pieces and based on their sculptural quality and value, we can point out:: The monolithic nails (large zoomorphic and anthropomorphic sculpture found in temples and fortress); lithic pieces in miniature, which were generally used as funerary offerings; large sculpture as expressions of their religious beliefs, and beautiful mortars and architectonic maquettes. |
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