Incas Collection

HUMAN SACRIFICE, PERU
Human sacrifice by the Incas of Peru 1 of 2 Date: pre-conquest

Ruins of the Wiracocha Temple at Raqch i, Peru
Built in the fifteenth century and considered by the historians to be one of the most audacious Inca constructions, the remarkable Wiracocha temple at Raqchi

The Inca and His Queen Date: 1823

Plate decorated with depiction of two fish. Ceramics. Inca culture (1400-1533 AD). Peru. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain. Date: 2018

Vessel with mythical character. Ceramic. Chimu-Inca culture. Late Horizon (1470-1532 AD). Peru. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain. Date: 2018

Textile fragments. Late Intermediate Horizon (1000-1450)
Textile fragments. There were different types of textiles qualities. During the Inca period, the finest was cumbi, made with vicuna. Central coast. Late Intermediate Horizon (1000-1450). Peru

Box-leaved cantua or magic flower of the Incas, Cantua buxifolia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G. Willis, London, 1854

Inca tern, Larosterna inca, and white-headed petrel, Pterodroma lessonii. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

The despair of the sun-worshipping Peruvian Incas during a lunar eclipse. The people bang drums and tambourines, whip dogs and scream to prevent the eclipse

The mercy of Mayta-Capac after the conquest of Cac-Yaviri
The mercy of Mayta-Capac, fourth Emperor of the Incas, after the conquest of Cac-Yaviri. The Collao people offer their own lives and their naked women and children

Peruvian lily or lily of the Incas, Alstroemeria species
La Fleur tachete des Incas. Peruvian lily or lily of the Incas, Alstroemeria species. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et

Peruvian lily or lily of the Incas, Alstroemeria pulchella
La Fleur Striee des Incas. Peruvian lily or lily of the Incas, Alstroemeria pulchella. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et

Inca Warriors fighting amongst themselves - pre-conquest
Inca Warriors fighting amongst themselves in the years prior to the invasion of Peru by the Spanish Conquistadors in the 1530s. Illustration from a ceramic drinking vessel. Date: circa 15th century

INCAS HAIL EQUINOX
The Incas of Peru hail the equinox. Date: 15th century

Warrior. Inca art. Relief. PERU. Lima. National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History

Submission of Atahualpa. Colored engraving, 1807
Atahualpa (1497-1533). Inca Emperor. Submission of the last Inca emperor to the spanish embassy of Francisco Pizarro, led by Hernando de Soto. Colored engraving, 1807

Manco Capac, legendary founder of the Inca Empire, ordering the construction of the city of Cuzco, capital of the Empire. Illustration in Allgemeine Historie der Reisen zu Wasser und zu Lande

Submission of Sayri Tupac. Engraving. Colored
Submission of Incas king Sayri Tupac to Don Hurtado de Mendoza, Viceroy of Peru. Engraving, 1807. Colored

Ecuador. Ingapirca. Ruins
Ecuador. Ingapirca. Inca archaeological site built on Canari settlement during the reign of Emperor Huayna Capac (1493-1527). Detail of the Inca bath in the Intihuayco (Ravine of the Sun)

Submission of Sayri Tupac. Engraving
Submission of Incas king Sayri Tupac to Don Hurtado de Mendoza, Viceroy of Peru. Engraving, 1807

Submission of Atahualpa. Engraving, 1807
Atahualpa (1497-1533). Inca Emperor. Submission of the last Inca emperor to the spanish embassy of Francisco Pizarro, led by Hernando de Soto. Engraving, 1807

Human Sacrifice, Peru 2
Human sacrifice by the Incas of Peru 2 of 2 Date: pre-conquest

Machu Picchu / Peru 1982
View of MACHU PICCHU, the ancient inca city built in the 15th century. The Pre- columbian town was discovered in 1911 by Hiram Bingham, a Yale historian and explorer

Inca Marriage / Picart
An Inca wedding ceremony, subtitled How the Incas marries those of his own blood

Inca Baptism, Peru
At his baptism, the Incas son has his hair cut and he is given a name

Inca Baptism Ceremony
At the naming ceremony of the Incas of Peru, the childs hair is ritually cut

Inca Marriage, Peru
The Incas of Peru must marry someone of their own royal blood

New Year, Ancient Peru
ANCIENT PERU To the Incas, the new year - which commences in June - is a solar festival, the solar disc is honoured as the giver of life and prosperity

Incas and Eclipse
Incas lament the vanishing moon

Inca High Festival of the Sun
The first day of the High Festival of the Sun -- the Incas offer a bowl of liquor for the Sun to drink

Incas in Peru worshipping the Sun by make offerings to it

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