Purple Pucara Bull Purple Floral Painted Ceramic Bull Sculpture from Peru Abel Rios materials: Sterling silver and dyed

materials: Sterling silver and dyed chalcedony

Delicate fringe work completes the shawl

paisley motifs drop below the ears in tight curls

One of many traditional batik motifs

Purple Pucara Bull Purple Floral Painted Ceramic Bull Sculpture from Peru Abel Rios materials: Sterling silver and dyedFeaturing a purple color with metallic colored accents and hand painted multicolored floral motifs, this ceramic figurine represents a fusion between Spanish and Peruvian styles. Maribel Posso Olivares is proud to present her own designs in this sculpture, inspired by the myth of the torito de Pucar, which tells the story of a sacrificial bull that brought water to the townspeople by piercing the side of a mountain with its horn. materials: Ceramic