Bee
Unknown artist
Date: 6th–7th century
Medium: Gilded copper
Dimensions: Length 4-3/4 in. (12 cm)
Classification: Metal-Ornaments
Country: Peru
Culture: Moche
Themes: Bees
Gift of Jane Costello Goldberg, from the Collection of Arnold I. Goldberg, 1981
Date range
500 – 700
Largest dimension
12.0 cm
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