Staff Finial of a Head Wearing a Large Crown

CultureChimú
Titles
  • Staff Finial of a Head Wearing a Large Crown
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumWood inlaid with spondylus shell and mother of pearl
DimensionsOverall: 18 7/8 × 8 × 1 3/8 in. (47.9 × 20.3 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.666
Non exposé

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ProvenanceDaniel Friedenberg (1923–2011), New York; private collection; [Christie's, Paris, June 7, 2005, lot 337]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 2005–2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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1100–1450 AD
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