Death mask of gold and silver alloy with copper eyes and ears, Chimú kingdom (c. 1000–c. 1465, centred at Chan Chan in present-day northern Peru); in a private collection.[Credits : Ferdinand Anton]
Him I call indeed a Brahmana who has traversed this miry road, the impassable world, difficult to pass, and its vanity, who has gone through, and reached the other shore.
- Dhammapada, 26:414
