Inca Gold Mask (15th Century CE), with Jade Tears :

Inca Masks (1400-1533 CE), were a centuries-old tradition in Peru and a fundamental part of Inca culture. It is believed that certain masks were used to cover heads of high-status Incas after their deaths, with different styles depending on region in Peru, they originated from.

(📷 by SJ from the Exhibition of Inca Culture, Stockholm, 2011)

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