Unknown Central and South American
Crown with Birds

Public Domain

En lire plusFavori

Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureIca

Titles

Crown with Birds

Date750–1470

PlaceHacienda Ocucaje, Peru

MediumSilver

Dimensions3 3/8 × 5 1/2 dia. in. (8.6 × 14 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2001.1177

Current Location

The Caroline Wiess Law Building

212M Jones Galleries

Exposé

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS & REGALIA

ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1967 [Glassell slide dated March, 1968] [Glassell Album #4, slide dated "DEC 67"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1177
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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