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A reconstruction of Inca ruler Atahualpa made by G.S.Stuart. (Ojai Valley Museum, California)

A silver alpaca from the Inca civilization of Peru, c. 1400 and 1533 CE. (American Museum of Natural history, New York)

A detail from an Inca textile showing a geometric cross design. (Museo de America, Madrid)

An Inca ceramic dish with a handle in the form of a bird. Peru, 1476-1534 CE. (St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri)

An Inca textile bag with typical tassle decoration. (Lombards Museum)

An Inca mountain road with bridge, approaching Machu Picchu.

Sculpture of Inca General Ruminahui (1490-1535 CE) in Quito, Ecuador.