Anthropomorphic gold mask, c. 100 - 700 AD

Peru, Nazca

sold EUR 4,000

Provenance

Michael Beckmann, Marburg, Germany

Size

H: 9,5 cm

B: 11 cm

G: 11 Gramm

H: 3.7 inch

B: 4.3 inch

G: 11 Gramm

Description

14 carat gold,
Face mask cut from sheet gold with symmetrically arranged strands of hair.

All details, eyes, nose, mouth and the small snake heads at the ends of the strands of hair are hammered.

Anders, Ferdinand, Peru durch die Jahrtausende, Recklinghausen 1984, p. 302, Kat.-Nr. 6.54

This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).

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