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South America - Peru
Chimú
Gold Exhibit
1000 - 1450 AD |
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Chimú Kero Beakers
Gold & precious metal
drinking goblet/cups used for
utilitarian or ceremonial purposes |
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Monkey effigy gold hammered
and soldered Kero beaker |
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Feline Beaker Hammered Silver Chimu Culture - North
Coast of Peru 900 -1470 C.E. 4.75"h
William Siegal Galleries Collection
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soldered silver copper alloy beaker - Chimu
Museo Larco
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Chimu silver alloy kero beaker
Museo Larco
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Chimu silver alloy kero
beaker
Museo Larco
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Chimu silver alloy kero beaker
Museo Larco
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Ceremonial Beaker - Gold/Silver/Copper alloy
Museo Larco |
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Ceremonial Beaker - Gold/Silver/Copper alloy
Museo Larco |
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Ceremonial Beaker - Gold/Silver/Copper alloy
Museo Larco |
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Kero with ornamental bottom - silver
Museo Larco
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Silver Kero with figure
Museo Larco
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Gold Kero Beaker |
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Silver alloy Chimu kero beaker
Museo Chileno de Arte
Precolombino |
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Deer vessel, 14th–15th century; Chimú
North Coast
Silver; H. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection |
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Gold copper alloy Chimu kero beaker
Museo Chileno de Arte
Precolombino
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Beaker with repoussé decoration, 14th–15th
century; Chimú
North Coast
Silver; H. 7 in. (17.8 cm), Diam. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Denver Art Museum |
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Chimú Utility Objects
Gold & precious metal objects used for
utilitarian or ceremonial purposes |
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Copper alloy bown/cuenco - chimu - Period Intermediate Late (1000-1476 AD)
Material: Metal / Binary Alloy / Silver-Copper / Length in mm: 31 Width in mm: 1 Height in mm: 26 Weight grams: 104
Museo Larco |
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Silver copper alloy box with lid with geometric designs of lines - chimu
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Period Intermediate Late (1000-1476 AD) Material: Metal / Binary Alloy / Silver-Copper / Length in mm: 237 Width in mm: 120 Height in mm: 105 Weight grams: 284
Museo Larco |
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Copper plate - silver plated - Chimu (1300 d.C. - 1532 d.C.)
Museo Larco |
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silver plate - Chimu (1300 d.C. - 1532 d.C.)
Museo Larco |
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Copper silver alloy bowl - Chimu
Museo Larco |
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Copper Silver alloy Cuenco Bowl - Chimu
Museo Larco |
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Silver/Copper Bowl - Chimu
Museo Larco |
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Gold bowl
Museo Larco
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Chimu silver spoon
Museo Larco
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Chimu silver spoon
Museo Larco
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gold copper alloy spoon
Museo Larco
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Silver copper alloy spoon
Museo Larco
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Chimu mirror
Museo Larco
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Silver needle tube/holder
Museo Larco
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Silver and gold bowl
Museo Larco
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Copper alloy double spout bridge bottle
Museo Larco
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Silver bottle with top
Museo Larco
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Copper alloy pitcher
Museo Larco
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Chimu silver bottle
Museo Larco
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Copper gold alloy double spout bridge bottle
Museo Larco
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Copper alloy bottle
Museo Larco
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Copper alloy fishhook
Museo Larco
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Silver bowl with mythical beast
Museo Larco
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Copper alloy fishhook
Museo Larco
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Silver platform bowl
Museo Larco
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Silver bowl with engraved design
Museo Larco
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Chimú Ceremonial Objects
objects of a ceremonial nature |
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Ceremonial object or vase - silver copper alloy - chimu - Period
Intermediate Late (1000-1476 AD) Material: Metal / Binary Alloy / Silver-Copper / Length in mm: 93 Width in mm: 93 Height in mm: 95 Weight grams: 59
Museo Larco |
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Ceremonial paddle or spatula? copper alloy - chimu - Period Intermediate
Late (1000-1476 AD) Material: Metal / Binary Alloy / Silver-Copper / Length in mm: 54 Width in mm: 1 Height in mm: 78 Weight grams: 13
Museo Larco |
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Ceremonial vase - silver copper alloy -
Chimu
Museo Larco
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Square Cast Gold Piece 5 in American Museum Of
Natural History Collection |
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Chimu Ceremonial figurine
Museum Nacional Sican |
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Golden Vase /
Horn
National Museum Of Peru |
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silver alloy vase - Chimu
Museo Larco
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Ceremonial vase with shaker top - silver
alloy - chimu
Museo Larco
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Ceremonial silver alloy vase
Museo Larco
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Bird figurine
Museo Larco
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Silver gold alloy Ceremonial piece
Museo Larco
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Four legged silver object - possibly an
altar in miniature
Museo Larco
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Silver gold alloy miniature table
Museo Larco
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silver gold alloy scepter
Museo Larco
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Ceremonial container with saw tooth top
piece - silver
Museo Larco
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Egg or oven shaped vessel - possibly an
insensor - silver
Museo Larco
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Silver alloy rattle
Museo Larco
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Silver rattle
Museo Larco
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silver alloy Ceremonial Object
Museo Larco
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Chimu ceremonial sculpture
Museo Larco
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Silver & gold alloy ceremonial tool kit
Museo Larco
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Ceremonial copper alloy object possibly a
torch or insensor
Museo Larco
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Effigy object copper alloy
Museo Larco
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Engraved ceremonial plate copper gold alloy
Museo Larco
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Gold corn shaped offering object
Museo Larco
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Double cup ceremonial Silver Beaker
Museo Larco
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Chime Gold & Silver 50/50 Alchemists Bowl
Museo Larco
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Panpiper vessel, 14th–15th century;
Chimú
North Coast
Silver, malachite inlay; H. 8 1/4 in. (20.9 cm)
The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection
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Wooden litter back, 14th–15th century; Chimú
North-Central Coast; reportedly found in the Huarmey Valley
Wood, spondylus shell, feathers, silver, cinnabar; 20 1/8 x 41 3/8 in. (51.1
x 105.1 cm)
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge,
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Chimú Ornamental Objects
designs or motifs
worn as ornaments or adornments |
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Gold & Copper Repoussé Tunic
National Museum Of Peru |
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Laminate Gold Piece 8 in American Museum Of
Natural History Collection
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GOLD PENDANT - Gold
repoussé Chimú - Peru, South America
Herbert S. and Sonia Bleeker Zim Collection
Thin gold sheets such as
this were worked from behind to create a raised design, in this case a
stylized jaguar, his head at the bottom. |
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GOLD PENDANT - Gold repoussé
Chimú - Peru, South America
Herbert S. and Sonia Bleeker Zim Collection |
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GOLD PLAQUE - Gold with
shell-like pendants - Chimú - Peru, South America
Herbert S. and Sonia Bleeker Zim Collection |
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Chimu
Pectoral/Plate/Plaque - Huarmey
valley, North Coast of Peru Pectoral, A.D. 13701470 Hammered gold - H. 12 3/8" (31.5 cm); W. 15 1/8" (38.4 cm), D. 3 7/8" (10 cm) (B/W image)
Dumbarton Oaks Collection |
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Gold Plaque: Figures Peru, North Coast, Chimú style (900-1470)
Cleveland Museum of Art |
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Gold ornamental Plate
Museo Larco
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Gold ornamental disc
Museo Larco
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Gold Bird ornament or pendant
Museo Larco
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Gold Bell Textile Belt
Museo Larco
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Chimu Gold pectoral
Museo Larco
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Silver ornamental plaque
Museo Larco
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Copper alloy ornamental object
Museo Larco
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Silver copper alloy pectoral
Museo Larco
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Silver ornamental plaque
Museo Larco
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Chimu Gold Epaulet
Museo Larco
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Chimu silver alloy plate armor
Museo Larco
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Chimu silver alloy plate armor
Museo Larco
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Chimu silver alloy plate armor
Museo Larco
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Disk, 14th–15th century; Chimú
North Coast
Silver; Diam. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
Met Museum |
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Disk, 14th–15th century; Chimú
North Coast
Silver; Diam. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
Metropolitan Museum |
Chimú Ornamental pins
Bracelets & Necklaces worn by the Chimu
Culture |
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Chimu
Silver Pin, A.D. 13701470 Cast silver - H. 7" (17.7 cm); W. 1 1/8" (2.9 cm), D. 1/4" (6 cm) B-476.PM
Dumbarton Oaks Collection |
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Silver adornment - Chimu
Museo Larco |
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Silver copper alloy Tupu needle - chimu
Museo Larco
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Silver copper alloy Tupu Needle - chimu
Museo Larco
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Silver copper alloy Tupu Needle - chimu
Museo Larco
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Copper Silver alloy Tupu
Museo Larco |
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Silver copper alloy Tupu Needle with rattle
top - chimu
Museo Larco
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Copper Tupu (Shawl pin) with the
stylized head of a bird - Chimú culture Peru 1000 - 1300 A.D.; 17.5 cm.
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Silver Huso Knitting or weaving needle
with stop
Museo Larco
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Copper Needles
Museo Larco
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Gold Tupu
Museo Chileno de Arte
Precolombino |
Chimú Staffs scepters
& Standards
Bracelets & Necklaces worn by the Chimu
Culture |
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Finial of a Staff Peru, North Coast, Chimú style (900-1470) cast copper alloy Overall: 11.8cm
x 6.8cm Cleveland Museum of Art |
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Chimu copper scepter
Museo Larco
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Finial of a Staff Peru, North Coast, Chimú
style (900-1470) cast Silver copper alloy
Museo Larco
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Finial of a Staff Silver copper alloy
Museo Larco
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Finial of a Staff silver copper alloy
Museo Larco
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Finial of a Staff silver copper alloy
Museo Chileno de Arte
Precolombino
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Chimú Hand Wrist & Neck Ornaments
Bracelets & Necklaces worn by the Chimu
Culture |
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silver copper alloy bracelet/cuff - chimu
Museo Larco |
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silver copper alloy bracelet/cuff - chimu
Museo Larco |
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Copper ring with Tumi knife
motif - Chimu 1200 - 1400 A.D.; 4 cm. high x 2.8 cm. wide
Museo Larco
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silver copper alloy bead necklace - own head
beads - Chimu
Museo Larco
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Gold rattle necklace or textile trim
Museo Larco
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Gold bead necklace
Museo Larco
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Chimu silver bead necklace
Museo Larco
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Silver ring
Museo Larco
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Silver ring
Museo Larco
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Silver gold alloy necklace
Museo Larco
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Silver bracelet
Museo Larco
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Silver Spike design bracelet
Museo Larco
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Silver bracelet
Museo Larco
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Chimu silver bead necklace
Museo Larco
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Silver ring
Museo Larco
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Silver ring
Museo Larco
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Gold bead necklace
Museo Larco
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Bracelet of silver
Museo Larco
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Chimú Nose Ornaments
Nose Jewelry worn by the Chimu
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silver-copper alloy Nose Ornament representing anthropomorphic character
designed with crescent moon with two plume extremities representing human
heads touching offerings of circular ear rings, circular shirt and skirt;
within a structure with a stepped base and horizontal roof - chimu - Period
Intermediate Late (1000-1476 AD) Material: Metal / Binary Alloy / Silver-Copper / Length in mm: 84 Width in mm: 1 Height in mm: 83 Weight grams: 11
Museo Larco |
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Silver Nose Adornment Chimu 553 - 903 years ago (1100 – 1470 CE)
Museo Larco
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Silver nose ring
Museo Larco
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Silver Nose Adornment Chimu 553 - 903 years ago (1100 – 1470 CE)
Museo Larco
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Silver Nose Adornment Chimu 553 - 903 years ago (1100 – 1470 CE)
Museo Larco
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Silver nose piece
Museo Larco
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Silver nose piece
Museo Larco
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Silver nose piece
Museo Larco
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Silver nose piece
Museo Larco
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Chimú Ear Ornaments
NEar Piece Jewelry worn by the Chimu
Culture |
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South
America, Central Andes, North Coast, Chímu-Lambayeque. Late Intermediate
Period, A.D. 1000 - 1470. Gold-copper alloy and silver alloy, 3 x 4 7/16 in.
diameter of disk (7.5 x 11.1 cm diameter of disk). |
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Pair of
Earflares with Multifigure Scene, 12th–15th century Peru; Chimú Hammered gold; Diam. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm) Jan Mitchell and Sons Collection |
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Ear Flare Frontal Peru, North Coast, Paramonga(?), Chimú style (900-1470) hammered gold alloy
Cleveland Museum of Art |
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Round Gold Piece 2 in American Museum Of
Natural History Collection
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Ear Flare Peru, North Coast, Chimú style (900-1470) hammered gold alloy Diameter: 8cm,
Overall: 9.9cm Cleveland Museum of
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Human shaped ear or other body piercing stud
Museo Larco
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Ear disc
Museo Larco
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Ear disc
Museo Larco
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Ear disc
Museo Larco
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Ear disc
Museo Larco
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Silver ear tube
Museo Larco
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Chimu ear stud
Museo Larco
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Silver ear Plug
Museo Larco
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Silver gold alloy ear plug
Museo Larco
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Silver ear Plug
Museo Larco
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Silver ear Plug
Museo Larco
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Gold Ear disc/Stud
Museo Larco
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Ear ornaments, 14th–15th century; Chimú
North Coast
Silver, gold; Diam. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm), L. with shaft 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
The Michael C. Rochefeller Memorial Collection |
Chimú Textile Ornaments
Ornamental objects attached to or
worn on clothing of the Chimu
Culture |
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Silver alloy adornment possibly a fish or bird design - chimu - Period
Intermediate Late (1000-1476 AD) Material: Metal / Binary Alloy / Silver-Copper / Length in mm: 124 Width in mm:1 Height in mm:115 Weight grams:20
Museo Larco |
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Copper alloy bird shaped ornament - chimu -
Period Intermediate Late (1000-1476 AD) Material: Metal / Binary Alloy / Silver-Copper / Length in mm: 101 Width in mm:1 Height in mm:199 Weight grams:24
Museo Larco
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Copper alloy bird shaped ornament - chimu - Period Intermediate Late
(1000-1476 AD) Material: Metal / Binary Alloy / Silver-Copper / Length in mm: 128 Width in mm:1 Height in mm:195 Weight grams:31
Museo Larco |
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Silver alloy nose piece - chimu - Period Intermediate Late (1000-1476 AD)
Material: Metal / Binary Alloy / Silver-Copper / Length in mm: 68 Width in mm:10 Height in mm:69 Weight grams:9
Museo Larco |
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silver copper alloy bird shaped adornment -
Chimu
Museo Larco
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Silver alloy bird ornament - chimu - Period Intermediate Late (1000-1476 AD)
Material: Metal / Binary Alloy / Silver-Copper / Length in mm: 114 Width in mm: 1 Height in mm: 166 Weight grams: 24
Museo Larco |
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Silver copper alloy ornamental metal Plate representing bird feather -
chimu - Period Intermediate Late (1000-1476 AD) Material: Metal / Binary Alloy / Silver-Copper / Length in mm: 49 Width in mm: 1 Height in mm: 267 Weight grams: 22
Museo Larco |
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Ornamental metal beads/brads worn on garments - chimu - Period Intermediate
Late (1000-1476 AD) Material: Metal / Binary Alloy / Silver-Copper / Length in mm: 31 Width in mm: 9 Height in mm: 31 Weight grams: 6
Museo Larco |
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Chimu
- Huarmey valley, North Coast of Peru - Pair of bangles, A.D. 13701470 -
Hammered gold D. 5 1/8" (13 cm)
Dumbarton Oaks Collection
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Silver copper alloy adornment - chimu - Period Intermediate Late (1000-1476
AD) Material: Metal / Binary Alloy / Silver-Copper / Length in mm: 257 Width in mm: 1 Height in mm: 207 Weight grams: 69
Museo Larco |
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Gold Avian textile ornament
Museo Larco
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Gold Avian textile ornament
Museo Larco
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Gold Avian textile ornament
Museo Larco
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Gold Avian textile ornament
Museo Larco
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Gold avian adornment
Museo Larco
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Gold dragon adornment
Museo Larco
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Gold plate
Museo Larco
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Gold plate
Museo Larco
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Gold adornment
Museo Larco
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Gold adornment
Museo Larco
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Gold adornment
Museo Larco
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Gold adornment
Museo Larco
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Gold adornment
Museo Larco |
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Gold adornment
Museo Larco
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Gold adornment
Museo Larco
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Gold adornment
Museo Larco
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Gold adornment
Museo Larco
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Gold adornment
Museo Larco
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Gold adornment
Museo Larco
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Gold adornment
Museo Larco
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Gold adornment
Museo Larco
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Silver alloy disc
Museo Larco
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Chimú Beads
Ornamental beads used on jewelry of the Chimu
Culture |
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Gold Bead
Museo Larco
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Gold Bead
Museo Larco
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Gold Bead
Museo Larco
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Gold Bead
Museo Larco
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Gold & silver bead
Museo Larco
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Chimú Masks
Ornamental & funeral masks of the Chimu
Culture |
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Chimu Death mask of gold and silver alloy
with copper eyes and ears, Chimú culture (c. AD 1000–1465), Peru
Museo Larco
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Silver & copper alloy funeral mask - chimu - Period Intermediate Late
(1000-1476 AD) Material: Metal / Binary Alloy / Silver-Copper / Length in mm: 205 Width in mm: 1 Height in mm: 157 Weight grams: 30
Museo Larco |
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Chimu Funerary mask gold
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Chimu Funerary mask Copper (Unrestored)
Peabody Museum |
Chimú Crowns
Ornamental crowns and head pieces of the Chimu
Culture |
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Silver copper alloy tubular crown - Chimu
Museo Larco
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Silver Head Crown Chimu 553 - 903 years ago (1100 – 1470 CE)
National Museum Of Peru |
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Miniature Silver Crown - Period Intermediate Late (1000-1476 AD) Material: Metal / Binary Alloy / Silver-Copper / Length in mm: 51 Width in mm: 52 Height in mm: 131 Weight grams: 27 Description / Remarks: Miniature sculpture representing golden crown alloy plata-cobre or
plata-cobre-oro with two feathers representing staggered and crescent
decoration points. Museo Larco |
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Miniature Silver Crown - Period Intermediate Late (1000-1476 AD) Material: Metal / Binary Alloy / Silver-Copper / Length in mm: 56 Width in mm: 57 Height in mm: 133 Weight grams: 35 Description / Remarks: Miniature sculpture representing golden crown alloy plata-cobre or
plata-cobre-oro with two feathers representing staggered and crescent
decoration points. Museo Larco |
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Copper & Silver Miniature Crown - Period Intermediate Late (1000-1476 AD)
Material: Metal / Binary Alloy / Silver-Copper / Length in mm: 47 Width in mm: 47 Height in mm: 128 Weight grams: 30 Description / Remarks: Miniature sculpture representing golden crown alloy plata-cobre-oro with two
feathers representing staggered and crescent decoration points.
Museo Larco |
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Chimu
Headband with feather, A.D. 13701470 -
Hammered gold feather, H. 15" (38.1 cm); W. 1 1/4" (3.1 cm) - headband; L. 17 1/2" (44.5
cm); W. 2 1/4" (5.8 cm)
Dumbarton Oaks Collection |
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Pre-Columbian Chimu Inca Silver Vincha/Headband
Crown
Northern
Peru. 1000 and 1300 A.D., hammered strip of solid silver incised with a
repeating band of smiling human heads (possibly skeletal in nature), &
silver bells, 16-3/4"L x 1"W, |
