Unknown Central and South American
Pectoral

front of object

Public Domain

Artist
CultureSicán (Lambayeque)
Titles
  • Pectoral
Date800–1375 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/4 × 10 13/16 in. (24.8 × 27.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.783
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Gimpel and Hanover Gallery, Zurich]; private collection, Europe; [Sotheby's, New York, May 31, 1985, lot 14]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 1985–2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.
Exhibition HistoryZurich, Gimpel and Hanover Gallery, "Primitive Kunst," no. 25.

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