Spider Ornament
Unknown artist
Date: 6th–7th century
Medium: Silvered copper
Dimensions: L. 3 15/16 in. (10 cm)
Classification: Metal-Ornaments
Country: Peru
Culture: Moche
Themes: Insects
Bequest of Jane Costello Goldberg, from the Collection of Arnold I. Goldberg, 1986
Date range
500 – 700
Largest dimension
10.0 cm
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