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A representation of a deity which has been identified as the supreme Inca creator god Viracocha or his forerunner the 'Weeping God' or Thunupa. From the c. 300 CE Gateway of the Sun, Tiwanaku, Bolivia.
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Mellagi, A. (2014, February 23). Viracocha. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2320/viracocha/
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