The BA Inaugurates “Itinerant Bull of Pucará… Ambassador of the Peruvian Altiplano” Exhibition
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Dr. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, inaugurated an art exhibition entitled “Itinerant Bull of Pucará… Ambassador of the Peruvian Altiplano” on Wednesday, in the presence of Mr. José Betancourt Rivera, Ambassador of Peru to Egypt, with the participation of the Honorary Consul of Peru in Alexandria, and the consuls of Russia, Turkey, Greece, and Lebanon.
The exhibition demonstrates the skill and beauty of the decorative and popular ceramic art in Peru. It features twenty-three pieces made by artisans from Pucará, a city located in the south of the country, near the Andes mountain range and Lake Titicaca.
This collection aims to promote part of the Peruvian cultural wealth that is passed down through generations by the inhabitants of the city of Pucará. The Pucará bull symbolizes the desire for prosperity, and the pieces are distinguished by their bright and varied colors.