Virtual Jewellery Museum Juvelinet. Incas.


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	Ear plug. Classic Mochica period, about A.D. 300-500. This gold piece decorated with a turquoise and mother-of-pearl mosaic represents a winged "chasqui" (Inca runner/courier) wearing a bird mask. Museo Oro del Peru, Lima.
A pair of silver and gold filligree ear plugs which testify to the great virtuosity of the La Tolita metal workers in the early part of our era. Museo del Banco Central, Quito, Ecuador.
	Detail of Gold handle of Chimú sacrificial knife or "tumi", representing a hero named Ñaymlap. He wears a rainbow head-dress of which the front over the forehead is enhanced with turquoise, as are the ear plugs. Museo Oro del Peru, Lima.
Head ornament or diadem in punched and embossed gold leaf, depicting a feline mask surrounded by "rays" in the form of serpents. This comes from the island of La Tolita, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador. Dates between 500 B.C. and 500 A.D. Museo del Banco Central, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
	Gold funerary mask also from La Tolita, Ecuador. The nose has been applied which suggests that the goldsmiths were still feeling their way, despite the sophisticated treatment of the eyes. The nose ornament is known as a "nariguera". Museo Casa de la Cultura, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Gold funerary mask also from La Tolita, Ecuador. With almond shaped eyes and recessed pupils. Probably dates from about 200 A.D. Museo Casa de la Cultura, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
	Small mask from La Tolita in embossed gold. The eyes and teeth are picked out in silver. It was probably used as a pendant. Museo del Banco Central, Quito, Ecuador.
Gold laminate ornaments from La Tolita. Embossed with a design of bird heads, these ornaments were probably sewn onto the wearer's garments. Museo del Banco Central, Quito, Ecuador.
	Solid gold pectoral piece from La Tolita, Esmeraldas, Ecuador. Dates to around the 2nd or 1st century B.C. A magnificently stylized jaguar's mask. Museo del Banco Central, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
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