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Crown

Crown

Public Domain

Artist
CultureVicús
Titles
  • Crown
Date200 BC–400 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGilt copper
Dimensions13 3/4 × 8 1/2 × 5 3/4 in. (34.9 × 21.6 × 14.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.971
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
Exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceCollection of Garcia Benitez (Source: Tribal Arts: Le Monde de L'Art Tribal, Vol. IV, No. 1, Summer, 1997, page 30);
(Lot # 7 in Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art Auction, May 17 & 18, 2000 (Sale 7476));
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.971

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Crown
Unknown Central and South American
Crown
200 BC–400 AD
Gilt copper
2001.972
Gilt Head
Unknown Central and South American
Gilt Head
100–800 AD
Gilt copper with shell inlay eyes
2001.1063
Plume Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Plume Ornament
100 BC–700 AD
Gold
2001.1271
Funerary Mask
Unknown Central and South American
Funerary Mask
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1277
Crown Depicting Rulers Holding Ceremonial Staffs
Unknown Central and South American
Crown Depicting Rulers Holding Ceremonial Staffs
800–1375 AD
Hammered and chased gold
2001.1065
Crown
Unknown Central and South American
Crown
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.831
Mask
Unknown Central and South American
Mask
100–800 AD
Copper
2001.1170
Tunic
Unknown Central and South American
Tunic
1100–1450 AD
Woven red alpaca wool and gilt silver
2001.970
Headdress Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Headdress Ornament
100–800 AD
Silver, gold gilt, turquoise, and shell
2001.1185
Crown
Unknown Central and South American
Crown
300–1550 AD
Gold
2001.1272
photo shop pasting of separate images of two-part object
Unknown Central and South American
Crown adorned with ornaments depicting the Sun God
c. 300
Gold
2001.863.A,.B
front of objects
Unknown Central and South American
Crown adorned with ornaments depicting the Sun God
c. 300
Gold or gold alloy
2001.862.A,.B
Unknown Central and South American