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Applique of a Warrior

Applique of a Warrior

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Applique of a Warrior
Artist
CultureMoche
Titles
  • Applique of a Warrior
  • Shaman
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGilt copper
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/16 × 2 5/16 × 3/16 in. (5.2 × 5.9 × 0.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.961
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
209M Jones Galleries
Exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance(Lot #10 in Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art Auction, Nov. 18, 1987);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.961

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Warrior
Unknown Central and South American
Warrior
100–800 AD
Silver, gilt copper, and shell
2010.960
Warrior
Unknown Central and South American
Warrior
100–800 AD
Silver, gilt copper, and shell
2010.963
Pair of Warriors
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Warriors
100–800 AD
Gilt copper and shell
2010.959.1,.2
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Applique of a Hawk
100 BC–700 AD
Gold
2010.1287
Nose Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament
600–1600 AD
Gold or copper
2010.553
Nose Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament
600–1600 AD
Gold-copper alloy (tumbaga)
2010.551
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Ornament with Raised Circles
600–1600 AD
Gilt metal
2010.690
Running Warriors with Trophy Head
Unknown Central and South American
Running Warriors with Trophy Head
100 BC–700 AD
Spondylus shell, gold, silver, purple mussel, resin, cotton cord
2010.986
Nose Ornament with Birds
Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament with Birds
600–1600 AD
Hammered and cut gold and copper
2001.917
Atlatl with Feline
Unknown Central and South American
Atlatl with Feline
100–800 AD
Stone and copper
2001.1148
Axe-head with a Human Head
Unknown Central and South American
Axe-head with a Human Head
100–800 AD
Copper with turquoise inlays
2010.1113
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Applique of a Bird Warrior Deity (one of six)
100–800 AD
Gold
2010.1280.6
Unknown Central and South American