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Death Mask from the Moche people of Peru, circa 600-1000 AD. The red colour is vermilion a mercury bearing pigment used to delay decomposition of the face.

Death Mask from the Moche people of Peru, circa 600-1000 AD. The red colour is vermilion a mercury bearing pigment used to delay decomposition of the face.
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Death Mask from the Moche people of Peru, circa 600-1000 AD. The red colour is vermilion a mercury bearing pigment used to delay decomposition of the face.
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Album / World History Archive
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Image size:
4300 x 4625 px | 56.9 MB
Print size:
36.4 x 39.2 cm | 14.3 x 15.4 in (300 dpi)
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