Recuay Style

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The Recuay culture was a pre-Columbian culture of highland Peru that flourished from 200 BCE to 600 CE and was related to the Moche culture of the north coast. It is named after the Recuay District, in the Recuay Province, in the Ancash Region of Peru. The Recuay culture is best known for its distinctive pottery, which features a type of decoration in three colours and a style of modeling in which small figures of men, animals, and mythological beings are added. The Recuay culture was influenced by the earlier Chavín culture and the later Wari culture.