Carved and painted mirror

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Object Number 2004.29.9377

Display Title Carved and painted mirror

Descriptions

Object Description Written on board: Peru / 10. Ancient carved and painted mirror from Peru / The reflecting surface is a mosaic of iron pyrites. / Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation / New York. (Cat. 14-665)

Department Photographic

Date 1928

Culture

Peruvian

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

South America / Peru

Materials Print adhered to Paperboard

Dimensions Overall: 13.97 × 8.89 cm (5 1/2 × 3 1/2 in.)

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PrimaryMedia	Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
	2004.29.9376	Vessel embelished with painted patterns and human effigies		Peru
	58-34-20/41530	Pyrite mosaic mirror on slate backing (pyrites rotted) cat. B-89 - Tomb V, Md. B		Kaminaljuyu
Image Not Available for Stone and iron pyrites plaque or mirror	38-83-20/6016	Stone and iron pyrites plaque or mirror		Kaminaljuyu
	48-19-20/17882	2 iron pyrites mirror fragments	Raw Material Miscellaneous	Los Naranjos
	2004.29.9378	Decorated double-spout bottles		Peru
	34-38-20/3525	Mirror of stone covered with iron pyrites	Roundstone Raw Material	Mexico
	2004.29.4534	Painted vessels in the Museum of The American Indian, Heye Foundation		United States
	2004.29.4533	Painted vessels in the Museum of The American Indian, Heye Foundation		United States
	2004.29.4532	Painted vessels in the Museum of The American Indian, Heye Foundation		United States
	2004.29.4531	Painted vessels in the Museum of The American Indian, Heye Foundation		United States
	2004.29.4530	Painted vessels in the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation		United States
	2004.29.4529	Painted vessels in the Museum of The American Indian, Heye Foundation		United States

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