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Funerary mask ML100187

Moche style1 AD - 800 AD

Museo Larco

Museo Larco
Lima, Peru

This is a copper funerary mask that represents the face of the Moche mythological hero Ai Apaec. The masks are important elements of the funerary paraphernalia of the leaders of ancient Peru. Masks help to build up the identity of the deceased in the other world. The masks were usually decorated with inlaid shells or painted with cinnabar, a red pigment (mercury sulfide). (UH)

Esta es una máscara funeraria Mochica de cobre representando al héroe mitológico Ai Apaec. Las máscaras funerarias son parte importante del entierro de los líderes de las sociedades del antiguo Perú. Las máscaras son símbolos importantes de la identidad del difunto, quien se transformaría en el personaje representado. Las máscaras eran frecuentemente decoradas con incrustaciones de conchas o pintadas con un pigmento rojo de cinabrio (sulfuro de mercurio). (UH)

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  • Title: Funerary mask ML100187
  • Creator: Moche style
  • Date Created: 1 AD - 800 AD
  • Location Created: Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru, Peru
  • Título de la obra en español: Máscara funeraria ML100187
  • Style: Mochica
  • Place Part Of: Peru
  • Physical Dimensions: w235 x h175 x d27 mm (Complete object)
  • More Info: Collection Database Entry - Museo Larco - Museo Larco
  • Type: Funerary mask
  • Rights: Museo Larco, Museo Larco
  • External Link: Museo Larco
  • Medium: Cobre y concha o hueso
Museo Larco

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