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CultureChimú
Titles
  • Pectoral
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru , South America
MediumGold
Dimensions11 1/2 × 10 5/8 in. (29.2 × 27 cm)
Ea. medallion approx.: 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (4.4 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1088
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAndre Emmerich:
(Lot #21 in Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art Auction, May 16, 1989);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1088

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front of object
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500–1550 AD
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1000 BC–1400 AD
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100 BC–800 AD
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500–1550 AD
Gold
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