num_pages: 1000
description: The Inca legend that called gold and silver “the sweat of the sun and the tears of the moon” expresses poetically the Indian view of these metals, whose primary use was not as media of exchange but as beautiful materials to be worked into marvelous adornments for gods and men. This book was the first comprehensive study of pre-Columbian gold and silver work. More than 200 photographs constitute a pictorial survey, providing unique opportunity to see how various styles and motifs developed.
language: English
title: Sweat of the Sun & Tears of the Moon: Gold & Silver in Pre-Columbian Art
titlecomplete: Sweat of the Sun & Tears of the Moon: Gold & Silver in Pre-Columbian Art
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Hacker Art Books