Collection Online as of March 28, 2023
Headdress Ornament
Hammered and embossed gold-copper alloy
Overall: 5.2 x 4.6 cm (2 1/16 x 1 13/16 in.)
The Norweb Collection 1940.510
Location
not on view
Fun Fact
<em>Tumbaga</em> is an alloy made by blending gold with copper, which may give the gold a rosy hue.
Description
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 colored 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.