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Golden Kingdoms: Luxury and Legacy in the Ancient Americas

Mouth Mask with Feline Creature and Human Figures, 800–550 BCCupisnique/ChavínGoldObject: H: 14.6 x W: 21.3 x D: 0.3 cm (5 3/4 x 8 3/8 x 1/8 in.) Museo Kuntur Wasi, San Pablo, Peru, Ministerio de Cultura del PerúImage © Kuntur Wasi MuseumEX.2017.2.171

Tabard with Lizard-like Creatures, 500–750 NascaFeathers on cottonObject: H: 58.5 x W: 77.5 cm (23 1/16 x 30 1/2 in.)Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Arthur and Margaret Glasgow FundPhoto: Katherine Wetzel, © Virginia Museum of Fine Arts EX.2017.2.344

Nose Ornament with Spiders, 1st century BC–AD 2nd century SalinarGoldObject: H: 5.1 x W: 11.1 x D: 0.3 cm (2 x 4 3/8 x 1/8 in.)The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979 (1979.206.1172)Image © The Metropolitan Museum of ArtEX.2017.2.326

Nose Ornament with Spiders (detail), 1st century BC– AD 2nd centurySalinarGoldObject: H: 5.1 x W: 11.1 x D: 0.3 cm (2 x 4 3/8 x 1/8 in.)The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979 (1979.206.1172)Image © The Metropolitan Museum of ArtEX.2017.2.326

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5. Earspool Depicting a Warrior, 640–680MocheGold, turquoise, woodObject: Diam.: 9.5 cm (1 3/16 x 3 3/4 in.)Museo Tumbas Reales de Sipán, Lambayeque, Peru, Ministerio deCultura del PerúPhoto: Juan Pablo Murrugarra VillanuevaEX.2017.2.179

Nose Ornament, about 400MocheGold, silver, turquoise Object: H: 4.4 x W: 6.7 x D: 0.3 cm (1 3/4 x 2 5/8 x 1/8 in.)Museo Cao, Magdalena de Cao, Peru, Ministerio de Cultura del PerúPhoto: Fundación Augusto N. WieseEX.2017.2.223

Burial Mask, 525–550MocheCopper, gilded copper, shell, violet-colored stone Object: H: 20 x W: 22.2 x D: 10.8 cm (7 7/8 x 8 3/4 x 4 1/4 in.) Museo de Sitio Chan Chan, Huanchaco, Peru, Ministerio de Cultura del PerúPhoto: Christopher B. DonnanEX.2017.2.224

Octopus Frontlet, 300–600MocheGold, chrysocolla, shellsObject: H: 27.9 x W: 43.2 x D: 4.4 cm (11 x 17 x 1 3/4 in.) Museo de la Nación, Lima, Peru, Ministerio de Cultura del Perú EX.2017.2.200

Feathered Panel, 600–900 WariFeathers on cotton, camelid fiberObject: H: 73.7 x W: 213 cm (29 x 83 7/8 in.)The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979 (1979.206.467)Image © The Metropolitan Museum of ArtEX.2017.2.310.2

Royal Tunic (All T’oqapu Tunic), ca. 1530IncaCamelid wefts, cotton warps, natural dyesObject: 90.2 x 77.2 cm (35 1/2 x 30 3/8 in.)Object (with base): H: 97.8 x W: 82.6 cm (38 1/2 x 32 1/2 in.)Pre-Columbian Collection, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, DCImage © Dumbarton Oaks, Pre-Columbian Collection, Washington, DCEX.2017.2.346

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Face Ornaments of Quetzalcoatl, 800–1100MayaGoldRight eye: H: 15.9 x W: 13.5 x D: 0.1 cm (6 1/4 x 5 5⁄16 x 1⁄16 in.)Left eye: H: 16.1 x W: 13.6 x D: 0.1 cm (6 5⁄16 x 5 3⁄8 x 1⁄16 in.)Mouth: H: 7.4 x W: 14.8 x D: 0.1 cm (2 15⁄16 x 5 13⁄16 x 1⁄16 in.)Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University Peabody Museum Expedition, 1907–1910Michael Cardinali, Photographer. © President and Fellows of Harvard College, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, PM# 20/ C7678, 10-71-20/C7679.1-.2 (digital file# 99310231) EX.2017.2.245

Plaque, 1200–1500 CocléGoldObject: H: 27 x W: 30 x D: 0.2 cm (10 5/8 x 11 13/16 x 1/16 in.) Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University Peabody Museum Expedition, 1930Image © President and Fellows of Harvard College, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, PM# 30-49-20/C11036, (digital file # 60742765)EX.2017.2.283

Royal Belt Ornament, about 400–500MayaJadeiteObject: H: 23.5 x W: 7.6 x D: 0.3 cm (9 1/4 x 3 x 1/8 in.)Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TexasEX.2017.2.340

Royal Belt Ornament (obverse), about 400–500 MayaJadeiteObject: H: 23.5 x W: 7.6 x D: 0.3 cm (9 1/4 x 3 x 1/8 in.) Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TexasEX.2017.2.340

Nose Ornament, 100 BC–AD 300 MalaganaGoldObject: H: 28 x W: 25.5 cm (11 x 10 1/16 in.)Museo del Oro, Banco de la República, Bogotá, ColombiaPhoto: Clark M. Rodríguez EX.2017.2.3

Pendant, 1 BC–AD 700TolimaGoldObject: H: 32 x W: 16.2 cm (12 5/8 x 6 3/8 in.)Museo del Oro, Banco de la República, Bogotá, ColombiaPhoto: Clark M. RodríguezEX.2017.2.10

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Pectoral, 900–1521HuastecShellObject: L: 17.8 x W: 8.3 cm (7 x 3 1/4 in.)Courtesy of the Middle American Research Institute, Tulane UniversityEX.2017.2.238

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Mosaic Shield, 1400–1500Mixtec (Ñudzavui)Turquoise, wood, stone, tree pitchObject: Diam.: 32.5 x D: 2 cm (12 13/16 x 13/16 in.)Courtesy of the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution (108708.000).Photo by Ernest AmorosoEX.2017.2.354

Plaque Showing a Seated King and Palace Attendant, 600–800MayaJadeiteObject: H: 14 x W: 14 cm (5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)Trustees of the British Museum, London, UKImage © The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY EX.2017.2.48

Mask of the Red Queen, 672MayaJadeite, malachite, shell, obsidian, limestoneMask: H: 19.7 x W: 14 x D: 3 cm (7 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 1 3/16 in.) Museo de Sitio de Palenque “Alberto Ruz L’Huillier,” Palenque, Mexico, Secretaría de Cultura – INAHImage © Secretaría de Cultura-INAH. Photo: Michel Zabé / Art Resource, NYEX.2017.2.78

Codex Zouche-Nuttall, Page 27, 1350–1450Mixtec (Ñudzavui)Deerskin, gesso, pigmentClosed: H: 19 x W: 23.5 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.)Open: L: 114 cm (44 7/8 in.)Trustees of the British Museum, London, UKImage © The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY EX.2017.2.50

Codex Zouche-Nuttall, Page 26, 1350–1450Mixtec (Ñudzavui)Deerskin, gesso, pigmentClosed: H: 19 x W: 23.5 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.) Open: L: 114 cm (44 7/8 in.)Trustees of the British Museum, London, UKImage © The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY EX.2017.2.50

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Serpent Labret with Articulated Tongue, 1300–1521 AztecGoldObject: H: 6.7 x W: 4.5 x D: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 x 1 3/4 x 2 5/8 in.) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, 2015 Benefit Fund and Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2016 (2016.64)Image © The Metropolitan Museum of ArtEX.2017.2.390

Shield Pendant with Darts, about 1500Mixtec (Ñudzavui)GoldObject: H: 10.2 x W: 8.3 x D: 1.1 cm (4 x 3 1/4 x 7/16 in.)Museo Baluarte de Santiago, Veracruz, Mexico, Secretaría de Cultura – INAHImage © Secretaría de Cultura-INAH. Photo: Michel Zabé / Art Resource, NYEX.2017.2.153

Andrés Sánchez GalqueAndean, active Quito, about 1599Don Francisco de Arobe and Sons Pedro and Domingo, 1599 Oil on canvasUnframed: 92 × 175 cm (36 1/4 × 68 7/8 in.)Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, PO4778Image © Museo Nacional del Prado / Art Resource, NY EX.2017.2.229

Attributed to Francisco Gualpuyogualcal (Nahua, active 16th century) And Juan González (active 16th century)Codex Mendoza, Folio 46r, 1542 Nahua and SpanishPaper, pigment Closed: H: 32.1 cm (12 5/8 in.)Bodleian Library, Oxford, UK The Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford, MS. Arch. Selden. A. 1, fol. 46rEX.2017.2.47