If I put it down, it stands very pertly; this is a llama with attitude. Many little figures like this have been found, in gold and silver, all over Inca territory, and they were frequently buried ...

This small gold model of a llama is a fitting offering for an Inca mountain god. The Incas revered gold as the sweat of the sun and believed that it represented the sun's regenerative powers.

If I put it down, it stands very pertly; this is a llama with attitude. Many little figures like this have been found, in gold and silver, all over Inca territory, and they were frequently buried ...

If I put it down, it stands very pertly; this is a llama with attitude. Many little figures like this have been found, in gold and silver, all over Inca territory, and they were frequently buried ...