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Inca

Finial for Pin or Blade Depicting Figures Shearing a Llama

1450–1532
Bronze
4.9 × 4.8 cm (1.9 × 1.9 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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