Masque en or anthropomorphe ·  Pérou, Nazca · ID: 3050239

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.

Littérature comparée

Anders, Ferdinand, Peru durch die Jahrtausende, Recklinghausen 1984, p. 302, Kat.-Nr. 6.54

Remarques

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