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230 CROWN OF THE ANDES

Cross

Arches

Atahualpa Emerald

Gold bodywork

Crown of the Andes | c.1590s | 34.5cm (13½in) tall, 52cm (20½in) circumference; 2.18kg (4¾lbs); Atahualpa Emerald: 15.8 x 16.15mm (½ x ¾in) | 18–22-karat gold, over 450 emeralds

Emeralds inlaid

throughout

Orb

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