Peru Gold Mask
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Peru gold mask. The pre columbian gold funerary sican mask that disappeared in 1999 and was recovered by interpol in germany is displayed at the government palace in lima peru monday sept. Perus president alejandro toledo l and a peasant wear typical peruvian pre inca attire during a ceremony where the italian government returned to peru the gold mask from sican culture in the northern city of lambayeque april 20 2005. National museum quito ecuador cc by nc sa inti ancestor of kings.
A gold sheet mask representing the sun god inti from the la tolita part of the inca empire. Sothebys pre columbian peru maya mask art auction catalog 1985 with sales paper. An alternative interpretation is that it represents the weeping sun deity common to several ancient andean cultures.
Sothebys pre columbian peru maya mask gold mexico art auction catalog 1988. This mask made of hammered sheet gold alloy and covered in red pigment once adorned the body of a deceased ruler on perus north coast. This mask made of hammered sheet gold alloy and covered in red pigment once adorned the body of a deceased ruler on perus north coast.
Dallas museum of art. 4495 400 shipping. 184 x 205 cm.
According to shimada sican means temple of the moon. A beaten gold mask from the nazca civilization of peru 200 bce 500 ce. 45 out of 5 stars 67 67 reviews 1499 free shipping favorite add to.
The design is typical of masks of inti with zig zag rays bursting from the head and ending in human faces or figures. Sothebys pre columbian peru maya mask gold textiles art auction catalog 1991. Golden mask of the sican culture peru golden weasel of the frias culture peru the gold museum of peru and weapons of the world is a peruvian museum located in lima.
The mask may represent a shaman in transformational pose a common motif in nazca art. Peruvian mask peruvian flag design mask custom face mask washable mask love patriotic machine washable peru dtg printed silkytouchtees. 900 1100 the sican also sican culture is the name that archaeologist izumi shimada gave to the culture that inhabited what is now the north coast of peru between about 750 and 1375.