Burial mask
Object description:
The wealth of the Lambayeque rulers can be seen in the magnificent mask on display here, which was used during funerary rituals. Geometric and zoomorphic dangles added glittering details to these precious masks. The broad frontal face with commashaped eyes, a straight nose, and flaring nostrils also appears in Lambayeque clay objects. It may represent the Sican deity or the legendary Naymlap, who came by balsa raft to the Lambayeque coast and established the dynasty that ruled the region until the Chimu conquest in the 14th century.
Object/Work type:
Cultural Heritage type:
Location:
Jerusalem - Israel
Object measurements:
H: 35; W: 51; D: 23.5 cm
Production
Date: 900�1100 CE
Material/Technique: Gold, copper, pigment (mineral origin materials|)
Resource
Rights Type:
Record
Source: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Identifier: 199803