• Foto Number: AND-153

Copper death mask from the Chimú culture, Peru (height 22 cm). The Chimú were regarded as the most outstanding gold and silversmiths of the pre-Inca and Inca periods. Following the subjugation of the Chimú, the Incas brought the finest artists to Cuzco. Museo Arqueológico Brüning, Lambayeque, Peru. - Book: Picture 72 - Peru - 1977

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  South America Peru Lambayeque Andes Central Andes mask Pre-Inca culture-Chimú precolombian Museo Arqueologico Brüning, Lambayeque