$8,500.00
Culture: Chimú-Inca
Region: North Coast, Peru
Date/Origin: Circa AD 900–1350
Type: Beaker
Material: Gold
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Description: Chimu/Inca Gilt Gold Miniature Face Beaker Wearing a Necklace. These face beakers were raised from a single piece of metal which was hammered against a 2 part wooden form sliced into two longitudinal pieces. The personage is considered to be the CORN diety indicated by the two corn cobs on the back of his head. The Chimu and Inca peoples drank chicha (corn beer). A highly desirable ceremonial vessel form, valued for both sculptural profile and technical execution.
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