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INCA GOLD |
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The Magnificent Craftsmanship of
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A Chimú gold
vessel with double spout and a richly ornamented bridge. The hero Ñaymlap
is shown in the act of swimming. Height 21 cm. |
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This anthropomorphic
Chimú gold piece is shaped like an inverted vase and comes from Lambayeque
region. It represents a deity with jaguar's fangs. Height 24 cm. Museo Oro del Peru, Lima. |
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vase is embossed gold and is enhanced with turquoise. It depicts Ñaymlap
wearing a semicircular plumed headdress and turquoise necklace. Height
19.5 cm. Museo Oro del Peru, Lima. |
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This gold funerary
mask is Chimú, 12th-15th century. The mask has ear plugs and symbolic
jaguar fangs, protruding eyes and a turquoise at the center of each pupil.
Measures 45 cm wide and weighs 370 gr. Museo Oro del Peru, Lima. |
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A Chimú
sacrificial knife with a gold handle and silver blade and adorned with
turquoise. The god Ñaymlap is depicted wearing a semicircular head dress
and has a pair of wings. Height is 32 cm and weighs 600 gr. |
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A magnificent Chimú
necklace with hollow gold balls and large turquoise stones. The overall
length is 2.30 cm. Museo Oro del Peru, Lima. |
| A gold vessel in the
form of a dove with turquoise eyes is of Mochica origin. Length is 16
cm. Museo Oro del Peru, Lima. |
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