Mar 7, 2014 · The masks of Inti were typically made of thinly beaten gold and also had the sun's rays bursting from the god's head in a design common in pre-Inca deity masks. These rays were typically cut in a dramatic zig-zag fashion and sometimes ended in a small human face or figure.

Mar 7, 2014 · A gold-sheet mask representing the sun god Inti from the La Tolita part of the Inca empire. The design is typical of masks of Inti with zig-zag rays bursting from the head and ending in human faces or figures.

Inti is the ancient Inca sun god. He is revered as the national patron of the Inca state. Although most consider Inti the sun god, he is more appropriately viewed as a cluster of solar aspects, since the Inca divided his identity according to the stages of the sun. [1]

Jan 6, 2017 · A gold-sheet mask representing the sun god Inti from the La Tolita part of the Inca empire. The design is typical of masks of Inti with zig-zag rays bursting from the head and ending in human faces or figures.

Mar 16, 2023 · Gold was an important association with Inti. Gold was said to be the sweat of the sun, so Inti often had a golden mask or was depicted as a golden disk with rays coming from it, like the sun. Inti was also shown as a golden statue. …

Jul 11, 2017 · A gold-sheet mask representing the sun god Inti from the La Tolita part of the Inca empire. The design is typical of masks of Inti with zig-zag rays bursting from the head and ending in human faces or figures. (National Museum, Quito, Ecuador).

Jun 30, 2022 · Inti was the most crucial symbol among the Incas, who believed that they were the sun’s children, and their rulers or emperors were Inti’s living representatives. His representation in Inca art was always in gold, as a gold statue, gold mask, or a sun disk.

May 17, 2017 · The National Museum in Quito, Ecuador exhibits an otherworldly collection of sheet-gold masks representing the Andean sun god Inti. Zig-zag rays of golden light burst from his face and some end in tiny stylized human figures, animals and insects.

May 17, 2017 · The National Museum in Quito, Ecuador exhibits an otherworldly collection of sheet-gold masks representing the Andean sun god Inti. Zig-zag rays of golden light burst from his face and some end in tiny stylized human figures, animals and insects.

Mar 24, 2023 · The Incas believed that they were the children of the sun, and their rulers were thought to be the living representative of Inti. When represented in Inca art, the sun god was always made of gold, usually a sun disk, a gold mask, or a gold statue. His most famous mask was displayed in the Coricancha temple at Cuzco. 8. Viracocha