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Description: | CULT unknown Peru, Tequitepeque South America This small human figure is made of silver. In ancient Peru, silver and gold were linked with social status, power and prestige. Many high status objects were made of precious metals. Gold symbolised the sun, and silver the moon. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | : FIGURE : SPINE_ECK : SOUTH AMERICA : ECK_COLLECTION : GEOLOGY : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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