Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Property from the Donald and Lucy Beldock Collection
Moche Copper Mask, circa 100 BC-AD 500
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November 21, 07:11 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Property from the Donald and Lucy Beldock Collection
Moche Copper Mask
circa 100 BC-AD 500
Width: 7 in (17.8 cm)
André Emmerich, New York, acquired from the above in August 1968 (inv. no. AS170)
Donald and Lucy Beldock, New York, acquired from the above in November 1968
Masks were a key component of the ceremonial regalia for rulers and dignitaries in ritual ceremonial and for funerary attire. They are modeled by the repoussé technique to give the overall form and facial details, and then embellished with attached headband ornaments and inlays of shell or stone in the eyes.
This mask emits an emotional and inquisitive expression in the arched concentric brows deeply repoussé and the recessed pupils perhaps once inlaid.