The damaged mask made of sheet silver with a green patina depicts an anthropomorphic face. Masks like this were once part of the funeral equipment of the elite and were attached to their funeral bundles, as indicated by the holes in the sides. See also RJM 60444 in the Ludwig Collection. A comparable mask can be found in the Ethnological Museum, which comes from Ica and was collected by Gretzer (SMB, inv. no. V A 45560), as well as a silver mask by Gretzer from Ica in the Niedersächsisches Landes Museum Hanover (inv. no. 7464)
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America
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