CultureChimú
Titles
- Funerary Mask
Date900–1100 AD
PlaceCerro De Roma, Peru
MediumGold with traces of mercurial oxide and other deposits
Dimensions6 1/2 × 7 1/8 × 1/2 in. (16.5 × 18.1 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice McAshan
Object number80.119
Not on view
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Art of the Indigenous AmericasObject Type
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Unknown Central and South American
1100–1450 AD
Silver, cinnabar or hematite lacquer
2001.1231
Unknown Egyptian
332–30 BC
Painted and gilded wood, grain, earth, linen, and wax
2006.280
Unknown Central and South American
400–1000 AD
Gold
2004.2537
Unknown African
1925–1950
Raffia, cane, other plant fibers, feathers, paint, and twine
91.1923
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1900–1973
Raffia, bamboo, other plant fibers, wood, paint, seeds, and feathers
73.182