Beaker, Figure with Shell, 9th–11th century, Peru, La Leche River, Lambayeque (Sicán), Gold, H. 10 x Diam. 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm), Metal-Containers, Gold beakers, both plain and ornamented with embossed designs, were markers of status and authority on Peru’s north coast in the centuries before the rise of the Inca Empire. This vessel was sculpted in the shape of the torso and head of an individual wearing a cap and holding a shell
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Beaker, Figure, Shell, 9th–11th century, Peru, La Leche River, Lambayeque, Sicán, Gold, H, 10 x Diam, 8, 25.4 20.3 cm, Metal-Containers, Gold beakers, plain, ornamented, embossed designs, markers, status, authority, north, coast, centuries, rise, Inca Empire, vessel, sculpted, shape, torso, head, individual wearing, cap, holding, shell
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