Steeped in death, conquest, desire, and mystery, the legend of the lost Inca gold is guarded by remote ... incredible jewelry" and "golden vases full of emeralds." But, Blake claimed, "I could ...

It's the biggest empire of the week - but it's represented by the smallest object - a llama that sits in my hand, a tiny, gold ... full range of imperial techniques was deployed by the Inca ...

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.