CultureSicán (Lambayeque)
Titles
- Deity Effigy Beaker
Date800–1375 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions9 5/8 × 7 3/4 × 7 5/8 in. (24.4 × 19.7 × 19.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1086
Non exposé
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Object Type
John Wise archives at the DMA, accessed 2.20.09 - Intent to purchase 2 gold upside down portrait cups dated 9.12.1967 (Possibly AG.590 and AG.593);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1967 [Glassell album #3, slide dated "DEC 67"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1086
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1100–1450 AD
Hammered gold with mother-of-pearl and turquoise inlay
2001.1187
