Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Loma Negra, North Coast Peru, Early Moche, ca. 100 BCE to 300 CE. A remarkable mold-formed tumbaga janiform head finial! The faces are identical on both sides, each with a large nose, protruding ears, and downturned lips with pronounced nasolabial folds - perhaps depicting a trophy head or portrait of a person of rank. The slit-form eyes lead into the hollow head and were perhaps inlaid at one time! Size: 1" L x 1" W (2.5 cm x 2.5 cm); 3.25" H (8.3 cm) on included custom stand; tumbaga quality: 39.97% gold, 33.8% copper, 23.7% silver; weight: 3.4 grams Provenance: ex-Splendors of the World, Haiku, Hawaii, USA, before 2010 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #173458