CHUCU, Peru, 1200-1400 AD Ex-voto consisting of a terracotta plaque with a beautiful painted decoration of zoomorphic creatures, abstract human figures and drops symbolising rain. Size: 20 x 18.5 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 ensure fertility. Literature: Federico Kauffmann Doig. "Historia y arte del Péru antiguo.