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Chimu Silver Bowl - PF.1111
Origin: Northern Coast of Peru
Circa: 800
AD
to 1400
AD
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Style: Chimu
Medium: Silver
$6,000.00
Location: United States
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Chimu aristocrats ruled a vast mountain empire
surrounded by objects of splendid rarity and
beauty. When a great lord died, he was buried
amidst piles of treasure, so that his noble rank
and privileges would continue in the afterlife.
This silver bowl, perhaps used at an aristocrat's
table, has an elegant shape that appeals to the
contemporary eye. It is ornamented, however,
with a rather startling motif. The human faces
that adorn the upper rim represent the severed
heads of enemy warriors. This juxtaposition of
horror and beauty, of splendor and barbarity,
epitomizes the spirit of the entire Chimu world.
- (PF.1111)
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