Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Deity Effigy Beakers

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureSicán (Lambayeque)

Titles

Pair of Deity Effigy Beakers

Date800–1375 AD

PlaceBatán Grande, Peru

MediumGold

Dimensions.1: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
.2: 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.283.1,.2

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenanceGuillermo Aurich Collection (probably), Batán Grande, before 1965;
(John Wise, Dallas, by 1965);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since 1967 [Note from John Wise dated December 8, 1967 records 2 upright portrait cups purchased by Mr. Glassell] [Glassell Album #3, slide dated "Dec 67"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.283.1
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Handwritten in green on bottom: 2

Printed sticker on bottom: 590
Printed sticker insideHT: 15f

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