Since its inception in 1956, the Antique dealer biennale has ...
From Wednesday, September 15 2010 to Wednesday, September 22 2010
Nef du Grand Palais PARIS
Expect 5 days of festive celebrations, a parade of around 1,500 peo...
From Wednesday, October 6 2010 to Sunday, October 10 2010
The Sacred Heart - Le Sacré-C?ur PARIS
The Incas dominated the Andes for over a century during the Renai...
From Friday, September 10 2010 to Sunday, February 6 2011
Pinacotheca in Paris PARIS
Kids and adults alike will be welcomed at this year's...
From Friday, September 10 2010 to Sunday, September 12 2010
Porte de Versailles - Exhibition Centre PARIS
With the 2010 World Cup just around the corner and tak...
From Wednesday, May 26 2010 to Sunday, October 17 2010
Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration - Palais de la Porte-Dorée PARIS
Created by Jean Guillou, the festival will provide an opportunity...
From Saturday, September 18 2010 to Tuesday, October 26 2010
Eglise Saint-Eustache PARIS
Inca gold exhibition
From Friday, September 10 2010 to Sunday, February 6 2011
Peruvian treasure.
The Incas dominated the Andes for over a century during the Renaissance (1400 - 1533). When they settled in the region of Cuzco in the 13th century, ten civilisations had already been before them. The Incas are the heirs to sophisticated traditions developed over 3000 years.
Gold, considered to be the 'sweat' of the sun, supreme divinity of the Incan animist pantheon, is intrinsically connected to religious rites. The Incan emperor was the human incarnation of the sun and gold was also central in the representation of power. It was a social demarcation tool for the elite and an indispensable element of funeral collections. It is found in wide range of objects (crowns, tiaras, earrings, nose rings, etc). The use of silver, the metal associated with the lunar divinity, was also widespread throughout the Andes and high quality works are exhibited amongst the 253 works which have been lent by some of the most prestigious museums in Peru.
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