Ceremonial Scepter

CultureSicán (Lambayeque)
Titles
  • Ceremonial Scepter
Date800–1375 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
Dimensions56 11/16 × 4 7/16 × 1 7/8 in. (144 × 11.3 × 4.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1119.A-.E
Non exposé

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Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, Europe; [Sotheby's, New York, November 18, 1991, lot 13]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, November 18, 1991–until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
.A: Lender's number inscribed on side in black pigment: AG.2311(1)
.B: Lender's number inscribed on inside edge in black pigment: AG.2311(2)
.C: Lender's number inscribed on bottom in black pigment: AG.2311(3)
.D: Lender's number inscribed on side bottom edge in black pigment: AG.2311-Bottom(4)
.D: Lender's number inscribed on side bottom edge in black pigment: AG.2311-Bottom(5)
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