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Mask1100–1500

Not on view

Hammered gold funerary mask with stylized face, featuring a projecting triangular nose, almond-shaped eyes with concentric circle motifs, and a rectangular mouth, displayed on a pale gray mount

Hammered gold funerary mask with repoussé facial features: a prominent raised nose, spiral-incised eyes, and a horizontal slit mouth, with circular ear ornaments and small perforations along the edges, against a black background.

Title: Mask
Culture: Chimú
Place Made: Peru, North Coast, Chan-Chan
Date Made: 1100–1500
Medium: Gold repoussé
Dimensions: Height: 9 1/2 in. (24.13 cm)
Credit Line: The Phil Berg Collection
Accession Number: M.71.73.247
Classification: Metal
Collecting Area: Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography: Herring, Adam. Art and Vision in the Inca Empire: Andeans and Europeans at Cajamarca. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2015.