Nazca Gold Cuff

A Pre-Columbian Nazca hammered gold cuff, with two rows of faces representing masks.

Southern Peru,

Ca. 400 - 800 AD.

Height: 2 1/4 in. (5.5 cm).Weight: 40 gm.Alloy: Au. 32.7, Ag. 55.3, Cu. 11.6, trace .4%

The Nazca culture thrived on the southern coast of what is now Peru. Artistically the Nazcas are distinguished by their bold abstract designs in both ceramics and textiles. Their pottery was of fine thin walled design and was painted in as many as thirteen different colors depicting an array of naturalistic and mythological motifs.

Formerly in a New York private collection; previously in the collection of Jean Eugene Lions, St. Tropez, France, since 1970.

Inv#: 9295

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