Rain of the Moon
Subtitle: Silver in Ancient Peru
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art; Yale University Press
Published: February 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9780300085129
Subjects: Gold & silversmithing; History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600; History of art: BCE to c 500 CE, ancient & classical world; History of art: c 500 CE to c 1400; BCE to c 500 CE; c 1000 CE to c 1500; c 500 CE to c 1000 CE; Metropolitan Museum Of Art - Exhibition Catalogs; Art; Art & Art Instruction; Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Museum; History - Ancient & Classical; Art / General; Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General; Metal Work; Exhibitions; Indian silverwork; Peru
Description: "A symbol of power and prestige in ancient Peru, silver also held religious significance, its soft cool sheen symbolizing the moon, a female deity. This beautiful book presents objects of silver - items of personal adornment, tomb offerings, and miniatures - from several Peruvian cultures that thrived along the coastal and highland regions of the Andes from the first millennium B.C. to the Spanish conquest of 1532-34. Excavated from the sites of such cultures as the Moche, the Lambayeque, the Chimu, and the Inka, these extremely rare and lovely objects of silver shed new light on a fascinating civilization."--Jacket.