Llama Figurine

1400–1532 Overall: 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1955.374

Precious metal was a major Inka artistic medium, but most was melted down after the conquest to fund the Spanish court. The sole remains are small-scale objects from tombs and offerings. Figurines in gold, like this one, have been found at shrines on sacred mountain peaks, whe...

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