sliderarrowCloseMenushare_facebookshare_instagramshare_xshare_linkedinshare_threadsshare_shareshare_tranditionalshare_calendarshare_emailicon_threadsconnect_facebookconnect_instagramconnect_xconnect_youtubeconnect_atbtn_arrowhamburger-x
Skip to main content
Collections Menu

Deity Effigy Beaker

Deity Effigy Beaker

Public Domain

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

Explore Further

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

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

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
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
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
Deity Effigy Beaker
Unknown Central and South American
Deity Effigy Beaker
1100–1450 AD
Silver
2001.1178
Funerary Mask
Unknown Central and South American
Funerary Mask
800–1375 AD
Gold
2010.443
Bowl
Unknown Central and South American
Bowl
900–200 BC
Stone
2004.2532
Crown Decorated with Condor, Feline, and Serpent Deities
Unknown Central and South American
Crown Decorated with Condor, Feline, and Serpent Deities
900–200 BC
Gold
2004.2485
Plumbateware Jar with Aged Deity
Unknown Central and South American
Plumbateware Jar with Aged Deity
900–1250 AD
Earthenware with slip
89.32
Pair of Deity Head Effigy Pendants
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Deity Head Effigy Pendants
900–200 BC
Bone inlaid with mother of pearl and turquoise
2010.897.1,.2
front of object (mounted to black velvet)
Unknown Central and South American
Figural Ornament
600–1000 AD
Gold, spondylus, shell, and turquoise
2010.1031
Unknown Central and South American