Deity Effigy Beaker, one of five

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CultureSicán (Lambayeque)

Titles

Deity Effigy Beaker, one of five

Date800–1375 AD

PlaceLambayeque, Peru

MediumGold

DimensionsOverall: 6 × 4 × 3 3/4 in. (15.2 × 10.2 × 9.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.1063

Non exposé

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

Provenance[John Wise, New York, by 1965] [1]; Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 1965–2008 [1] [2]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Invoice dated 3/25/1965, John Wise archives, Dallas Museum of Art, accessed February, 2009.
[2] Glassell Album #3, precedes purchase made 1967.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Marked in green on bottom: 5

Printed sticker on side: HT: 18d
Printed gold sticker on inside: 7

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