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CultureChimú
Titles
  • Funerary Mask
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/16 × 6 7/16 × 1 3/8 in. (12.9 × 16.4 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.433
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
209M Jones Galleries
Exposé

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Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1970 [Glassell Album #6, slide dated "SEP 70"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.433

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1000–100 BC
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front of object
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1000–100 BC
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front of object
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1000–100 BC
Gold
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front of object
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800–1375 AD
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front of object
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1000–100 BC
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front of object
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800–1375 AD
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front of object
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1100–1450 AD
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