Bowl with Rim Decorated with Depictions of Birds

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Bowl with Rim Decorated with Depictions of Birds
CultureSicán (Lambayeque)
Titles
  • Bowl with Rim Decorated with Depictions of Birds
Date800–1375 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1171
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceJean-Eugene Lions Collection, Geneva, since at least 1980; [Arte Primitivo, New York, by 2006]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, July, 2006–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Invoice from Arte Primitivo.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed sticker on inside: 1104
Sticker with handwritting: 1665-620

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