$12,500.00
Culture: Inca Region: Peru Date/Origin: Circa AD 1400–1533 Type: Figure Material: Gold Dimensions: 4 1/4 in. Description: Depicting a standing male figure wearing a cylindrical headdress and circular ear ornaments, with hands held across the chest. The stylized facial features and elongated body reflect the formal aesthetic associated with late Inca imperial metalwork. Small gold and silver figures of this type were often created as ritual offerings and were deposited in temples, shrines, and high-altitude ceremonial sites as part of important religious ceremonies of the Inca state. A finely modeled example valued for its sculptural presence and cultural significance. Provenance: Wright Collection, San Miguel
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