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Headdress Ornament, c. 300 BC-AD 200. Creator: Unknown.

Headdress Ornament, c. 300 BC-AD 200. Creator: Unknown.

2-730-933 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Headdress Ornament, c. 300 BC-AD 200. A similar star-shaped metal ornament is present on a human-hair wig from a mummy excavated at the Paracas Necropolis site. The wig has tresses wrapped with coloured yarns, and a long headband wrapped many times around the head. The star-shaped ornament is attached to the headband, and a circular metal ornament is attached to the braid.

Image Details

Medium
  1. Hammered and embossed gold-copper alloy
Picture Type
  1. Jewelry

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4055x3268
File Size : 38,824kb

Aliases

  1. 1940.511
  1. 119672
  1. 0940008952
  1. 1940.511
  1. 2-730-933
  1. 2730933

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