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potentially placed in Vicús burials as offerings to nourish the deceased in the afterlife
where local chiefdoms and centers of power practiced agricultural and fertility rituals
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The piece is expertly rendered with molded and incised decorations
Her centrally parted hair is neatly pulled back
Han Dynasty Bronze Mirror with Four Nipples and Eight Birds blade potentially placed in Vicús burialsHan Dynasty, c. 206 BC 220AD, China A beautifully cast and substantial bronze mirror from the Han Dynasty, displaying an attractive silvery grey patina and exemplifying the elegant restraint and technical sophistication of early Chinese metalwork. Circular in form, the reverse is centered by a perforated suspension knob encircled by a narrow hatched band. Surrounding this is the principal decorative field, comprising four raised nipples alternating