Part of a magnificent crown-like ornamental ensemble, c. 700 - 1000 AD
Peru, Lambayeque-Sicán
not available anymore
Provenance
Gerhard Asche (1933-2022), Billigheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (vor 1968)Size
B: 62,5 cm
B: 24.6 inch
Description
mounted on black velvet, in a glazed wooden display case (m: 25 cm x 71 cm x 10 cm)
Broad band of gold plate, densely set with small disc-shaped pendants
The band was formerly supplemented by an elaborately worked superstructure and formed the crowning of a golden mask. A complete jewellery ensemble of this type published in “Peru, Art from the Chavin to the Incas”, Musée du Petit Palais (ed.), Paris 2006, p. 155, fig. 179.
Comparing literature
Musée du Petit Palais (ed.), Peru, Art from the Chavin to the Incas, Paris 2006, p. 155, ill. 179Notices
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).