This is a fine zoomorphic repoussé gold nose ornament from the Vicús culture, Peru, portraying an octopus with two tentacles. There is evidence of cinnabar on the back, and a band of silver across the front. It measures 4.5” wide by 3.75” high. 200-300 A.D. Ex dealer coll. Louis Slavitz, New York.  #1630  SOLD