Funerary mask, ca. 300 B.C. to 300 AD · Peru, Moche, Loma Negra · ID: 3046864
Parke-Bernet, New York, 8 April 1972, Lot 93
American Private Collection, New York City
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.
The object Funerary mask, ca. 300 B.C. to 300 AD with the object ID 3046864 was last part of the auction Voyage Tribal Art - Live Online Auction at May 23, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 80.
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Notices
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