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Funerary mask, ca. 300 B.C. to 300 AD, Peru, Moche, Loma Negra, Size: L: 25,5 (L: 25,5), ID: 3046864
Funerary mask, ca. 300 B.C. to 300 AD, Peru, Moche, Loma Negra, Size: L: 25,5 (L: 25,5), ID: 3046864 - 2/5 Funerary mask, ca. 300 B.C. to 300 AD, Peru, Moche, Loma Negra, Size: L: 25,5 (L: 25,5), ID: 3046864 - 3/5 Funerary mask, ca. 300 B.C. to 300 AD, Peru, Moche, Loma Negra, Size: L: 25,5 (L: 25,5), ID: 3046864 - 4/5 Funerary mask, ca. 300 B.C. to 300 AD, Peru, Moche, Loma Negra, Size: L: 25,5 (L: 25,5), ID: 3046864 - 5/5
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Funerary mask, ca. 300 B.C. to 300 AD ·  Peru, Moche, Loma Negra · ID: 3046864

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Provenance
Alan C. Lapiner, Art of the Four Corners Gallery, New York, USA
Parke-Bernet, New York, 8 April 1972, Lot 93
American Private Collection, New York City
Size
L: 25,5
L: 25,5

Description

copper, original surface with a green cupric oxide patination, custom mount

The Moche people were among the most skilled and innovative metal smiths in the Americas. The Moche valued copper highly and placed copper items in important burials.

Notices

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

America Pre-columbian
Masks

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