CultureTiwanaku (Tiahuanaco)
Titles
- Crown adorned with ornaments depicting the Sun God
- Two-part Headdress
Datec. 300
PlacePeru, South America
PlaceBolivia, South America
PlaceChile, South America
MediumGold
DimensionsOther (Frontispiece): 6 15/16 × 6 3/4 in. (17.7 × 17.1 cm)
Other (Headband): 3 9/16 × 6 1/2 × 16 15/16 in. (9 × 16.5 × 43.1 cm)
Other (Headband): 3 9/16 × 6 1/2 × 16 15/16 in. (9 × 16.5 × 43.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.863.A,.B
Non exposé
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Object Type
[1] Glassell Inventory, described on May 22, 2001.
[2] Glassell Album #15.
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Osei Bonsu
1947–1956
Wood and gold leaf
97.1267.A-.D
1930–1939
Carved wood and gold leaf
2006.210.1,.2
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1884–1895
Wood, paint, opercula shells, lime plaster, plant fiber, bark, bark cloth, rattan, and cord
90.256
