Monday, May 27, 2019

Golden Kingdoms: Luxury and Legacy in the Ancient Americas

"Golden Kingdoms: Luxury and Legacy in the Ancient Americas" was an exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2018. It brought together hundreds of luxury craft goods of the Incas, Aztecs and their predecessors. The exhibition included more than 300 objects from 52 institutions across the world.
The exhibit traces the development of goldworking from Peru in the south to Mexico in the north from around 1000 B.C. to the arrival of Europeans in the early 16th century.
Highlights include the exquisite gold ornaments of the Lord of Sipán, the richest unlooted tomb in the ancient Americas.

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