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title: Inca Gold Female Figurine
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art, N.Y.
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4546/inca-gold-female-figurine/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Inca Gold Female Figurine

_Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art, N.Y._

## Image File

[![Inca Gold Female Figurine](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4546.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4546.jpg)

## Image Caption

A [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) female figurine from the [Inca civilization](https://www.worldhistory.org/Inca_Civilization/), 15-16th century CE, Peru. Height 15 cm. Such precious figures were typically buried with important people. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

## Cite This Work

### APA
N.Y., M. M. o. A. (2016, February 11). Inca Gold Female Figurine. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4546/inca-gold-female-figurine/>
### Chicago
N.Y., Metropolitan Museum of Art,. "Inca Gold Female Figurine." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 11, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4546/inca-gold-female-figurine/>.
### MLA
N.Y., Metropolitan Museum of Art,. "Inca Gold Female Figurine." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Feb 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4546/inca-gold-female-figurine/>.

## License & Copyright

© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/317753?rpp=30&pg=2&ao=on&ft=Inca&pos=50&imgno=0&tabname=related-objects) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art, N.Y.**](http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/317753?rpp=30&pg=2&ao=on&ft=Inca&pos=50&imgno=0&tabname=related-objects). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 11 February 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.