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Deity Effigy Beaker

Deity Effigy Beaker

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Deity Effigy Beaker
Artist
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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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas
Object Type
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.
Published References "The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, A Permanent Legacy," Introduction by Dr. Peter C. Marzio, Houston, 1989

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Deity Effigy Beaker
Unknown Central and South American
Deity Effigy Beaker
800–1375 AD
Gold
2001.1086
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Deity Effigy Beaker
800–1375 AD
Gold
2001.1085
Deity Effigy Beaker
Unknown Central and South American
Deity Effigy Beaker
1100–1450 AD
Silver
2001.1178
Beaker Inlaid with Precious Stones
Unknown Central and South American
Beaker Inlaid with Precious Stones
1100–1450 AD
Hammered gold with mother-of-pearl and turquoise inlay
2001.1187
Funerary Mask
Unknown Central and South American
Funerary Mask
800–1375 AD
Gold
2010.443
Incensario Stand
Unknown Central and South American
Incensario Stand
c. 600–900
Earthenware with pigment
2018.637
Incensario Stand
Unknown Central and South American
Incensario Stand
c. 600–900
Earthenware with pigment
2018.638
Plumbateware Jar with Aged Deity
Unknown Central and South American
Plumbateware Jar with Aged Deity
900–1250 AD
Earthenware with slip
89.32
Bowl
Unknown Central and South American
Bowl
900–200 BC
Stone
2004.2532
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Deity Effigy Beaker, one of five
800–1375 AD
Gold
2010.1062
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Deity Effigy Beaker, one of five
800–1375 AD
Gold
2010.1063
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Deity Effigy Beakers
1100–1450 AD
Gold
2010.277.1,.2
Unknown Central and South American