A late Inca heavy silver mirror, Peru, c. AD 1000 - 1450, heavy and of solid construction, the handle with rectangular profile and rounded base, the rounded end pounded flat and polished, a central hole, perhaps for suspension or for a decorative applique. H: 12 1/8" (30.7 cm). Intact, the front side cleaned and re-polished, the back side with original patina. A rare survivor of the Spanish period.This piece is almost worth the opening price is silver value alone. Mounted on custom base. Property from the Collection of Marjorie and Charles Benton, Evanston, Illinois.