Disk

CultureChimú
Titles
  • Disk
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions5/8 × 3 15/16 in. diameter (1.6 × 10.0 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1232
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1970 [Glassell Album #6, slide dated "NOV 70"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1232

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Plaque
200 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1223
front of object
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.860
Tumi Knife-Shaped Ornament
1100–1450 AD
Gold
2001.1250
Ornament
1000–1470 AD
Gold
2001.1289
Funerary Mask
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1277
Miniature collar
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1279
Litter Ornament
c. 1450–1620 AD
Gold
2001.1253
Crown
300–1550 AD
Gold
2001.1273
Headdress
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1278
Figure, possibly from a gold vessel
800–1375 AD
Gold
2001.1228