Plaque

Discs like this have not been published but Sr. Walter Alva of the Bruning Museum in Lambayeque says this type of ornament is associated with Vicus graves. The precise use is not known although the hole suggests they were suspended. Several Vicus effigy ceramics portray a disc hung around the neck of the figure.

Vicus style ? Early Intermediate Period, 300 B.C.E. - 600 C.E.?

This disc has a relatively thick and continuous layer of yellow-coloured metal over the surface of one side, including the incisions. The incisions are trapezoidal in cross-section and made up of a series of short, straight lines. ESM analysis (Sf597) showed surface is half gold, half copper while the interior is mostly copper with some gold and a trace of silver. Of the gilding techniques known for the Vicus area, electrochemical replacement plating is most consistent with these features.

Gilded disc with an incised design of an abstract creature. Has one semi-circular eye and another semi-circle below the eye. There are three triangular spikes at the top of the head with two scrolls and a zig-zag line on either side of the head. The design fits inside an incised border. There is a hole above the head, near the border. The back is undecorated.