Anthropomorphic gold mask, c. 100 - 700 AD · Peru, Nazca · ID: 3050239
sold
EUR 4,000
Provenance
Michael Beckmann, Marburg, GermanySize
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.
Comparing literature
Anders, Ferdinand, Peru durch die Jahrtausende, Recklinghausen 1984, p. 302, Kat.-Nr. 6.54
Notices
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).