Abstract
On December 8, 2011, a famous Moche monkey head on gold was returned from USA to the government of Peru, because illegally exported many years before. Since 2012 the monkey head was kept at the Ministry of Culture, which is located in the same building as the National Museum in Lima, waiting for final destination. The small monkey head size is approximately 4.5 cm high and 7 cm diameter. It weighs 49 g. On February 2018 the artefact was non-destructively analyzed using a portable device for energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence. The analyses showed that the monkey head is homogeneous, with following mean composition: Au = (77.5 ±2)%, Ag= (19 ±1.5)%, Cu = (3.5 ±1)%. This composition is consistent with the hypothesis that the artefact is of Moche origin.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 012103 |
| Journal | Journal of Physics: Conference Series |
| Volume | 2204 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - 28 Apr 2022 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 2021 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, MetroArchaeo 2021 - Milan, Italy Duration: 20 Oct 2021 → 22 Oct 2021 |
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