Silver Figure with Crescent Head dress

£12,500.00

Ref: K1478T

Inca or Chimu-related silver figure with crescent headdress and pectoral bird plaque, depicting a male figure standing upright and holding a bird across his chest. The face is framed by a ceremonial cuff at the chin, with stylized features, and hair falling behind, while a broad, flat headdress rises above.

Era:‍ Late Horizon : 1450-1550 A.D

Culture: Inca, possibly Chimu-influenced

Metal: ‍Silver

Weight:‍ 39.5g ‍

Dimensions:‍ 7.1×1.3×2.6cm

Provenance: Sotherby’s 2007, Sonin, 2000

Ref: K1478T

Inca or Chimu-related silver figure with crescent headdress and pectoral bird plaque, depicting a male figure standing upright and holding a bird across his chest. The face is framed by a ceremonial cuff at the chin, with stylized features, and hair falling behind, while a broad, flat headdress rises above.

Era:‍ Late Horizon : 1450-1550 A.D

Culture: Inca, possibly Chimu-influenced

Metal: ‍Silver

Weight:‍ 39.5g ‍

Dimensions:‍ 7.1×1.3×2.6cm

Provenance: Sotherby’s 2007, Sonin, 2000