Description:

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. A mold-made copper figure of a nude woman, her head oversized for her body, her eyes wide and staring, and her hair long, straight, and pulled back. She stands with her arms crossed over her body. When first made, this figure would have been dressed in textiles, and then deposited alongside other offerings and human sacrifices as part of the Inca ceremony known as capac hucha, which was performed to mark the death of a ruler, the accession of a new ruler, or other major events. Size: 0.55" W x 2" H (1.4 cm x 5.1 cm); 2.7" H (6.9 cm) on included custom stand.

Stylistically very similar to this silver-gold alloy figure of a woman at the Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/317753

Provenance: private collection of Dr. Evan Maurer, a former Curator of the Minneapolis Art Institute (USA)

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  • Condition: Dark patina on surface with some areas where it has been worn away from touch. Very nice preservation of form and detail.

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