METALS COLLECTION The Department of Metals houses a collection of approximately 11,000 prehispanic metal pieces. These pieces represent the development of metallurgy of the central Andean region from the Formative Period to Inca domination. We have a great variety of objects of gold, silver, copper and their alloys elaborated with sophisticated manufacturing and decorative techniques. This collection is made up of unique specimens such as the Paracas gold ornaments, the golden Pashash tupus, part of the Vicus collection from the elite tombs and the portrait jars from San Lorenzo, among others.