Forehead Ornament
https://clevelandart.org/art/1940.509
Nasca figures, like one on a bowl nearby, are shown wearing such forehead ornaments and mouth masks similar to these. The mouth mask hung from the nasal septum, the oval opening surrounding the mouth and the bristles positioned as feline whiskers, here transformed to serpents....
Artifact
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id
119669
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contentType
object
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citation
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rights
CC0
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CC0
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| language |
language
en
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wikidata
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"Q60746129"
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| source |
source
import
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| accession |
accession
1940.509
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Source image fields (4)
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Terms
Culture
Peru, South Coast, Nasca
Technique
hammered gold alloy
Medium
hammered gold alloy
Genre
Jewelry
Department
Art of the Americas
Relations
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