Sujet
Figurine Plaque, c. 300 BC-AD 200. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Figurine Plaque, c. 300 BC-AD 200. This small metal ornament represents a human figure wearing a cap, a tunic decorated with bird images, and a necklace of orange-pink spondylus shell sections. Such necklaces are found in Paracas mummy bundles, and are frequently represented in Paracas embroidered images. Spondylus shell does not grow in the cold water off the coast of Peru, and had to be imported hundreds of miles from what is now Ecuador. Virtually all ancient Peruvian cultures treasured spondylus shell for its colour and rarity, and as a symbol of fertility.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F81_072
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
30,2Mo (2,4Mo) / 25,0cm x 30,3cm / 2952 x 3577 (300dpi)