
Sujet
The site of Cerro Sechin was discovered in 1937
Légende
The site of Cerro Sechin was discovered in 1937, It is famous for the gruesome images carved onto 244 granite stelae. These include warriors, victims of human sacrifice and dismembered bodies. This detail is from the reconstructed temple showing a pile of severed heads from rituals of human sacrifice. Peru. Period Date : Initial Period c 1800 900 BC. Casma Valley, north coast of Peru.
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NJ Saunders
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A30_419
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
17,2Mo (2,7Mo) / 16,9cm x 25,5cm / 2000 x 3008 (300dpi)