**Originally Listed At $400**

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican/Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. A finely-preserved arm band, with a curved profile and lightly-rounded edges, formed from a hammered sheet of copper containing roughly 31% silver. The bottom is slightly wider than the top to allow both the wrist and forearm to rest comfortably within. Size: 2.875" W x 5.375" H (7.3 cm x 13.7 cm); quality of silver in copper-silver alloy: 31%.

Provenance: private California, USA collection; ex-Arte Primitivo, New York, USA, 2000s

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#145732

Several stable fissures and light creasing, with abrasions to peripheries and both sides, otherwise intact and very good. Lustrous sealer along part of exterior. Light earthen deposits and fine patina throughout.