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Mask by Moche — VisualArtsDB

Mask

Mask

-100–500

Medium: Copper, shell, and pyrite with pigment
Dimensions: 17.2 × 22.5 cm (6 3/4 × 8 7/8 in.)
Genre: metal
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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pyriteamericasshell (animal material)andeanearly intermediate periodcoppermasksmochicamineralinorganic materialnonferrous metalmochica ivArts of the Americassouth americancolorantPre-Columbianmocheandesceramicpigmentart of the americasmetal

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