Moche Copper Masket
Moche Copper Masket
Moche Copper Masket
Moche Copper Masket
Moche Copper Masket
Moche Copper Masket
Moche Copper Masket
Moche Copper Masket
Moche Copper Masket
Moche Copper Masket
Moche Copper Masket
Moche Copper Masket
Moche Copper Masket
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Moche Copper Masket

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$595.00
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 North Coast Peru, Moche III–V Phase, ca. AD 200–700.

Hand-hammered sheet copper, worked in deep repoussé from the reverse to raise an oval human face with prominent almond-shaped eyes beneath arched brows, a strong naturalistic protruding aquiline nose, parted lips revealing a bar of teeth, and softly modeled cheeks. Small suspension/attachment perforations along the perimeter (at the forehead, temples, chin and sides) indicate the mask was originally sewn or riveted to a textile backing or mummy bundle, and likely had separately-attached elements that are now lost. The outer surface preserves a rich, stable green cuprite and malachite patina with areas of deeper olive-brown; the verso retains what appears to be an old museum/collection paper label.

Size: 2½ × 3 in. (6.4 × 7.6 cm). + custom base.

Intact with natural edge losses and perforations typical of excavated Moche copper foil. Provenance: Ex Robert J. ("Bob") Stroessner (d. 1991) Collection, founding curator of Pre-Columbian and Spanish Colonial art at the Denver Art Museum

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