Art History Animalia · @art_history_animalia
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More bling for #SaveASpiderDay: gold #spiders for your face!
Spiders can be found in #Andean #iconography going back at least 2500 years as symbols of warfare, ritual sacrifice, & agricultural fertility.
1 Nose ornament, 6th-7th c. CE, Peru, #Moche; gold, silver, shell
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/313405
2 Earflare frontal, 6th-7th c. CE, Peru, Moche; gold, silver
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/312506
3 Nose ornament, #Peru, #Salinar culture, 100 BCE-200 CE https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/313364
Met collection.
#saveaspiderday #spiders #andean #iconography #moche #peru #salinar #pleasenosquish