Pair of Deity Effigy Beakers

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Pair of Deity Effigy Beakers
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
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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