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Funerary mask
A large gold-alloy mask with red pigment that formed part of elite mortuary regalia.
- Recorded culture
- Lambayeque / Sicán
- Place
- Peru
- Date
- 900–1100 CE
- Materials
- Gold, silver-copper alloy, cinnabar and textile
What the record supports
The Met associates masks of this type with deceased rulers in Sicán funerary settings. Metal, scale, colour and burial placement are central to understanding the object.