Unknown Central and South American
Beaker

Beaker

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Beaker
Artist
CultureChimú
Titles
  • Beaker
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumHammered gold
Dimensions5 13/16 × 3 7/8 in. diameter (14.8 × 9.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1193
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 [Glassell album #3, slide dated "DEC 67"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1193

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