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Inca Silver Figure — Inca Silver Figure
Inca Silver Figure

Inca Silver Figure

This pre-Columbian silver figurine represents the sophisticated metalworking traditions of the Inca Empire, likely dating to the 15th or 16th century. The small-scale anthropomorphic figure demonstrates the Inca artisans' mastery of silver casting and their ability to create finely detailed works, possibly used in ritual or ceremonial contexts. Such figures exemplify the aesthetic refinement and technical precision that characterized Inca material culture before Spanish conquest.

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Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

October 11, 2024

Estimate: $6,000$8,000

Lot 36

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Inca Silver Figure, Inca Silver Figure

This pre-Columbian silver figurine represents the sophisticated metalworking traditions of the Inca Empire, likely dating to the 15th or 16th century. The small-scale anthropomorphic figure demonstrates the Inca artisans' mastery of silver casting and their ability to create finely detailed works, possibly used in ritual or ceremonial contexts. Such figures exemplify the aesthetic refinement and technical precision that characterized Inca material culture before Spanish conquest.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Ceremonial, Figurative Sculpture, 15th-16th Century, Metalwork, Religious Symbolism, silver casting, Pre-Columbian, Peruvian, Miniature, ritualesque