Title: Oro y joyas en el antiguo Perú
Description: The book presents a selection of the splendid collection of gold and silver archeological artifacts gathered by Rafael Larco Hoyle: various ritual and magic objects of the Vicus, Mochica and Chimu cultures that include crowns, pendants, ear and nose ornaments, necklaces, vases, rattles and armory parts and that have become a material legacy of the ancient artisans skilled goldsmith and silversmith techniques.
Subjects: Indian goldwork, Excavations (Archaeology), Antiquities, History, Ethnological collections, Exhibitions, Indians of South America, Art collections
Places: Peru
People: Rafael Larco Hoyle
Time periods: To 1548