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Masket of an owl, ca. 300 BC - 300 AD, Peru, Moche / Viru, Loma Negra style, Size: H: 6,3 cm (H: 2.5 inch), ID: 3050247
Masket of an owl, ca. 300 BC - 300 AD, Peru, Moche / Viru, Loma Negra style, Size: H: 6,3 cm (H: 2.5 inch), ID: 3050247 - 2/5 Masket of an owl, ca. 300 BC - 300 AD, Peru, Moche / Viru, Loma Negra style, Size: H: 6,3 cm (H: 2.5 inch), ID: 3050247 - 3/5 Masket of an owl, ca. 300 BC - 300 AD, Peru, Moche / Viru, Loma Negra style, Size: H: 6,3 cm (H: 2.5 inch), ID: 3050247 - 4/5 Masket of an owl, ca. 300 BC - 300 AD, Peru, Moche / Viru, Loma Negra style, Size: H: 6,3 cm (H: 2.5 inch), ID: 3050247 - 5/5
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Lot 72
Collectors' Items Sale

Masket of an owl, ca. 300 BC - 300 AD ·  Peru, Moche / Viru, Loma Negra style · ID: 3050247

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Provenance
Hans Marcus (1912-1992), Düsseldorf, Germany
Size
H: 6,3 cm
H: 2.5 inch

Description

copper sheet, cut and folded, surface with a green cupric oxide patination, inlay (bone)

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

The object Masket of an owl, ca. 300 BC - 300 AD with the object ID 3050247 was last part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale at September 24, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 72.

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Notices

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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