Author: Reiss, W. and A. Stubel
Title: The Necropolis of Ancon in Peru: A Contribution to Our Knowledge of the Culture and Industries of the Empire of the Incas Being the Results of Excavations Made on the Spot; Volume 1, the Necropolis and Its Graves
Description: Berlin/ New York, A. Asher & Co./ Dodd, Mead & Company, 1887. Hardcover. Oversized bound in 3/4 red leather and color illustrated paper boards; marble illustrated end papers; unpaginated text pages followed by bw and color plates 1-34a, each with a descriptive text page. This is volume 1 only of a 3 volume set, v. 1. The Necropolis and its graves (plates 1-34a). Includes a list of the plates; First Volume divided into sections: I. The Necropolis and Neighbourhood. II.The Several Graves. III. The Mummies in Their Diverse Equipment. IV. Decoration of the Graves. Good- (heavy wear to boards, front and rear covers loose, crude taped spine repairs, light age toning, light smuding along some edges, plates are otherwise clean and clear, bookplate inside front cover) .

Keywords: Classical Art/Antiquities ; Incas; Peru Antiquities ; ;


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