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Deity Effigy Beaker, one of five

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Deity Effigy Beaker, one of five
Artist
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
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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