Pair of Ornaments Depicting the Sicán Lord

CultureSicán (Lambayeque)
Titles
  • Pair of Ornaments Depicting the Sicán Lord
  • Ornament Depicting a Deity with a Bird Body and the Head of the Sicán Lord, one of a pair
Date800–1375 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 3 15/16 × 3 1/16 × 2 15/16 in. (10 × 7.8 × 7.4 cm)
.2: 4 3/16 × 2 15/16 × 3 1/16 in. (10.6 × 7.5 × 7.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1327.1,.2
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 1971–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., Houston, 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album # 7, slide dated "MAR 71."

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100–800 AD
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900–200 BC
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900–200 BC
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900–200 BC
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900–200 BC
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front of object
900–200 BC
Gold
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front of object
900–200 BC
Gold
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