Huari Gold Armband - Skeleton Masks

Description

Huari Gold Armband - Skeleton Masks

Superb! Ancient Pre-Columbian Gold Armband, Wari / Huari culture, ca. 650 - 1100 A.D. Thin, embossed gold sheets repousse with faces, serpent/snakes and skeleton masks. Examples like this usually were reserved for gods or royalty. These ancient peoples worked their gold by hammering it into fine sheets which could be cut with stone shears, then decoratively embossed. The gold was naturally very pure and enabled the ancient pre-Columbian craftsmen to progress quickly to discovering metallurgical techniques. 1-1/4"W x ~24-1/2"L, custom museum-mount.

Provenance: Ex-private Santa Fe, New Mexico Collection.

Price	USD $ 11,250.00
Origin	Peru, South America
Styleperiod	Antiquity, Classical
Materials	gold
Length/Depth	24.5 inch
Categorie	Antiquities, the Americas

Antiquair

Artemis Gallery Ancient Art

Colorado, Lafayette

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Mrs. Teresa Dodge

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