Lot Essay
Cf. Lapiner, A., Pre-Columbian Art of South America, New York, 1976, p.273, nos. 613 and 616, for masks of similar form
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PERHAPS LAMBAYEQUE
Details
A CHIMU YELLOW METAL MASK
Perhaps Lambayeque
Of semicircular form with embossed nose and eyes, two oval nose pendants, red-painted cheeks, attached long ears and three rivets to old repair
41cm. wide
Perhaps Lambayeque
Of semicircular form with embossed nose and eyes, two oval nose pendants, red-painted cheeks, attached long ears and three rivets to old repair
41cm. wide
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