Funerary Mask
1200–1500
- Medium
- hammered silver
- Dimensions
- Overall: 15.3 x 15.6 cm (6 x 6 1/8 in.)
- Genre
- Jewelry
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Peru, South Coast, Chincha-Ica Valley area, 13th-16th century
About
The red pigment on the face is cinnabar, a mineral consisting of mercury sulfide.