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Inca Sun Mask
In the Inca Empire, artifacts of gold and other precious metals were associated with nobility, wealth, and political power. This gold Inca Sun Mask is held in the Central Bank Museum in Quito, Ecuador.
Museo del Banco Central del Ecuador-Quito/D. Donne Bryant
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Inca Empire; Ecuador; Exploration, Geographic; Native Americans of Middle and South America
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