A rare set of Chimu Silver Roundel Medallions, Early Intermediate/Middle Horizon, ca. 500 CE Objects of Everyday Use Australian Aboriginal Art

Australian Aboriginal Art

notably on the back and high points of the figure

Condition:  Intact and in very good condition

and particularly regeneration of the sun

A rare set of Chimu Silver Roundel Medallions, Early Intermediate/Middle Horizon, ca. 500 CE Objects of Everyday Use Australian Aboriginal ArtSilver, associated with the nighttime world of the moon and stars, was also linked with the world of the dead. In the Andean region, the world of the dead was identified with both the ocean and the dark depths of the humid earth. In other words, life began and ended in water. These complex symbolic associations made silver the perfect material for the manufacture of personal adornments with a readily apparent ceremonial and funerary function. Objects