Deity Effigy Beaker

CultureSicán (Lambayeque)
Titles
  • Deity Effigy Beaker
Date800-1375 AD
PlaceLambayeque Valley, Peru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 5 5/16 × 4 11/16 in. (13.5 × 11.9 cm)
Credit LineGift in memory of Alice Pratt Brown from her children
Object number86.320
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
211M Jones Galleries
On view

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ProvenanceMrs. Alice Pratt Brown (1902–1984), probably 1960's–1984; by descent to her daughters Nancy Negley, Maconda Brown O'Connor (1930–2012), and Isabel Brown Wilson (1931–2012), 1984; given to MFAH, 1986.

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Deity Effigy Beaker
800–1375 AD
Gold
2001.1086
front of object
800–1375 AD
Gold
2001.1085
Beaker Inlaid with Precious Stones
1100–1450 AD
Hammered gold with mother-of-pearl and turquoise inlay
2001.1187
Funerary Mask
800–1375 AD
Gold
2010.443
Incensario Stand
c. 600–900
Earthenware with pigment
2018.637
Incensario Stand
c. 600–900
Earthenware with pigment
2018.638
Deity Effigy Beaker
1100–1450 AD
Silver
2001.1178
Bowl
900–200 BC
Stone
2004.2532
front of object (mounted to black velvet)
600–1000 AD
Gold, spondylus, shell, and turquoise
2010.1031
Figural Ornament
600–1000 AD
Gold and shells
2010.1032
front of object
800–1375 AD
Gold
2010.283.1,.2