Deity Effigy Beaker

CultureChimú
Titles
  • Deity Effigy Beaker
Date1100–1450 AD
PlaceLambayeque, Peru
MediumSilver
Dimensions9 5/8 × 3 7/8 × 5 1/4 in. (24.4 × 9.8 × 13.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1178
Non exposé

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Object Type
Provenance(Similar to lot #66 in Sotheby's Fine Pre-Columbian Art Auction, November 10, 1979);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1970;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1178

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Deity Effigy Beaker
800–1375 AD
Gold
2001.1086
front of object
800–1375 AD
Gold
2001.1085
front of object
800–1375 AD
Gold
2001.1083
front of object
800–1375 AD
Gold
2001.1084
Beaker Inlaid with Precious Stones
1100–1450 AD
Hammered gold with mother-of-pearl and turquoise inlay
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front of object
1532–1780 AD
Painted chonta wood
2001.1181
front of object
1532–1780 AD
Painted chonta wood
2001.1180
Beaker (Kero)
1532–1780 AD
Painted and carved chonta wood
2001.1182
Beaker
1100–1450 AD
Hammered gold
2001.1193
Beaker (kero) with Married Couple Beneath Rainbow
1650–1750 AD
Wood, resin paint, metal, and nails
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Beaker (kero) with Hatched Lines
1532–1780 AD
Wood with lead inlays
2004.2508