CHUCU, Peru, 1200-1400 AD Ex-voto consisting of a terracotta plaque with a rich and complex painted decoration of zoomorphic creatures, abstract human figures and drops symbolising rain. Size: 22.5 x 19 cm. Note: Part of a group of plaques found in a cave in southern Peru in the 1950s, these offerings were intended to protect livestock, bring rain or promote fertility. Literature: Federico Kauffmann Doig. "Historia y arte del Péru antiguo.