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Crown

800–500 BCE
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
This sheet worked in repoussé was originally curved into the shape of a crown. Two sets of perforations on the lateral edges would have been used to attach it to a textile backing. The central figure appears in the upright stance of a human but has animal attributes, including feline fangs, raptor claws, and a belt and hair in the form of snakes.



Originalmente, esta placa con diseño en relieve tenía forma de corona. Dos pares de perforaciones en los bordes laterales podrían haber sido utilizados para sujetarla a un tejido. El tocado presenta una figura central erguida en postura humana, pero con atributos animales, tales como colmillos de felinos, garras de aves rapaces, así como un cinturón y cabello en forma de serpiente.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Crown
  • Date: 800–500 BCE
  • Geography: Peru
  • Culture: Chavín
  • Medium: Gold
  • Dimensions: H. 7 1/8 × W. 17 5/16 × D. 1/16 in. (18.1 × 44 × 0.1 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Ornaments
  • Credit Line: Museo Larco, Lima, Peru (ML100541)
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing