Deity Effigy Plaque

Deity Effigy Plaque

Public Domain

CultureSicán (Lambayeque)
Titles
  • Deity Effigy Plaque
Date800–1375 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions2 5/8 × 4 1/8 in. (6.7 × 10.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1092
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 1970 [Glassell Album, slide dated "JUN 70"] ;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1092

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