Unknown Central and South American
Warrior

CultureWari (Huari)
Titles
  • Warrior
Date650–900 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumHammered, cut, and chased silver
Dimensions10 1/8 × 7 3/4 × 1 in. (25.7 × 19.7 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1174
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
On view

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Provenance(Sotheby's, NYC, 11/19/1990, lot #18);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1174
Exhibition History"More Precious Than Gold: Silver from Ancient Peru," Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, November 3, 2000–April 22, 2001.

"The Realm of the Condor: Wari, the Art of a Pre-Inca Empire," Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, October 18, 2012–January 13, 2013; Ft. Lauderdale Museum of Art, Florida, February 10–May 19, 2013; Kimbell Art Museum, Ft. Worth, Texas, June 16–September 8, 2013.



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