Miniature female effigy
Inca artist(s)
Date: 1400–1535 CE
Medium: Gold-silver alloy
Dimensions: H. 2 5/8 × W. 3/4 × D. 3/4 in. (6.7 × 1.9 × 1.9 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold|Sculpture-Sheet metal
Country: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, or Argentina
Culture: Inca
Themes: Women
Gift and Bequest of Alice K. Bache, 1974, 1977
Date range
1400 – 1535
Largest dimension
1.9 cm
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