Set of Thirteen Ornaments with Deity

Set of Thirteen Ornaments with Deity

Public Domain

CultureChimú
Titles
  • Set of Thirteen Ornaments with Deity
Date1100–1450 AD
PlaceMoche Valley, Peru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/2 × 1 3/8 in. (3.8 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1058.1-.13
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1967 [Robert Sonin report dated December 15, 1967] [Glassell Album #3, slide dated "Dec 67"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1058.1

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2002.4440.10
Pair of Plaque Ornaments (one of a group of thirteen)
1000 BC–1600 AD
Gold or gold alloy
2002.4440.10,.11
.A,.B
Pair of Circular Ornaments (one of thirteen)
1–800
Gold
2002.4440.1.A,.B
Thirteen Figural Ornaments
Thirteen Figural Ornaments
600–1600 AD
Gold foil
2002.4322.22-.34
2002.4440.12
Pair of Plaque Ornaments (one of a group of thirteen)
1000 BC–1600 AD
Gold
2002.4440.12,.13
Pair of Ear Ornaments Depicting a Ruler or Deity
Pair of Ear Ornaments Depicting a Ruler or Deity
1100–1450 AD
Hammered, cut, and chased gold
2001.1062.1,.2
Circular Ornament (one of thirteen)
Circular Ornament (one of thirteen)
1–800
Gold or gold alloy
2002.4440.4
Plaque Ornament (one of thirteen)
Plaque Ornament (one of thirteen)
200 BC–400 AD
Gold
2002.4440.9
Plaque Ornament (one of thirteen)
Plaque Ornament (one of thirteen)
200 BC–400 AD
Gold
2002.4440.8
Ornament (one of thirteen)
Ornament (one of thirteen)
1000 BC–1600 AD
Gold
2002.4440.7
Semicircular Ornament (one of thirteen)
Semicircular Ornament (one of thirteen)
1–800
Gold
2002.4440.2
Ornament (one of thirteen)
Ornament (one of thirteen)
1–800
Gold
2002.4440.6
Circular Ornament (one of thirteen)
Circular Ornament (one of thirteen)
1–800
Gold
2002.4440.5