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A work made of gold.

Armband Depicting Horse and Rider with Animals

16th century, after 1532

Inca Probably vicinity of Cuzco, Peru

Peru

[This] flat sheet of gold ornament...demonstrate(s) the continuity of style and technique in the goldwork of Peru. The piece is important because it can be dated by the representation of a Spaniard in armor, seated on a horse, as having been made just at the time of the conquest. The artist indicated his unfamiliarited with a horse by portraying it with the cloven hooves of a llama. The feline, monkey, and bird motifs, all of which ad been used from the time of the Chavin horizon, are depicted with more assurance.

Gold

Arts of the Americas

Latin American