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Mask by Moche — VisualArtsDB

Mask

Mask

-100–500

Medium: Copper, shell, and pyrite
Dimensions: H.: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.)
Genre: metal
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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inlay (process)pyriteamericasshell (animal material)funerary artandeanearly intermediate periodceremonial maskcoppermasksmochicaheaddress - miscmineralinorganic materialnonferrous metalArts of the Americassouth americanPre-Columbianmocheandesart of the americashammeringmetal

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