Silver Moche, Chimu Pre - Columbian Embossed Bowl Mochica Hammered, Chavin, Nazca
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:15476225 | Material: tumbaga silver |
Item description: Pre-Columbian embossed tumbaga silver bowl , XII-XV centuries, Peru, Chimú, silver (hammered)
Chimu culture
On the northern coast of Peru today, the Chimu civilization flourished approximately between 1100 and 1470 AD
Chimu Silver Bowl, Anthropomorphic
This bowl presents a multitude of marine figures.
This bowl was probably used during ritual ceremonies.
Tumbaga hammered the silver and has a repository decoration created by pushing from the ...inner surface of the metal,
The moche god Ai apaec zoomorphichpresents marine scene
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Provenance: Former private NYC collection, originally acquired in 1974
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