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Ceremonial Bowl with Anthropomorphic Figures
Not on view
The juxtaposition of silver and gold was highly symbolic to the peoples of Peru’s North Coast, reflecting an interest in duality and balance. Gold was associated with the sun, royalty, and men; silver with the moon, the nobility, and women. The exterior of the bimetallic bowl has a design of supernatural figures with elaborate headdresses.
La yuxtaposición de oro y plata era muy simbólica para los pueblos de la costa Norte de Perú, ya que era el reflejo de la dualidad y del equilibrio. El oro estaba asociado al sol, a la realeza y al hombre, mientras que la plata estaba vinculada con la luna, la nobleza y la mujer. La superficie exterior del cuenco bimetálico es una decoración de figuras sobrenaturales con tocados elaborados hecha con incisiones.
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