Headdress Ornament

c. 300 BCE–200 CE Overall: 5.2 x 4.6 cm (2 1/16 x 1 13/16 in.) Source image
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A similar star-shaped metal ornament is present on a human-hair wig from a mummy excavated at the Paracas Necropolis site. The wig has tresses wrapped with colored yarns, and a long headband wrapped many times around the head. The star-shaped ornament is attached to the headba...

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