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Crown Ornament in the Form of the Decapitator Deity

Crown Ornament in the Form of the Decapitator Deity

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Crown Ornament in the Form of the Decapitator Deity
Artist
CultureMoche
Titles
  • Crown Ornament in the Form of the Decapitator Deity
  • Head
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 5 3/8 × 6 3/8 in. (13.6 × 16.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.384
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.384

Similar to lot #47178 in Heritage's Pre-Columbian Art Auction (The Hendershott Collection), Sept. 29, 2006

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