Deity Effigy Beaker

Deity Effigy Beaker

Public Domain

CultureChimú
Titles
  • Deity Effigy Beaker
Date1100–1450 AD
PlaceLambayeque, Peru
MediumSilver
Dimensions9 5/8 × 3 7/8 × 5 1/4 in. (24.4 × 9.8 × 13.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1178
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
211M Jones Galleries
On view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance(Similar to lot #66 in Sotheby's Fine Pre-Columbian Art Auction, November 10, 1979);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1970;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1178

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Deity Effigy Beaker
Deity Effigy Beaker
800–1375 AD
Gold
2001.1086
front of object
Deity Effigy Beaker
800–1375 AD
Gold
2001.1085
front of object
Deity Effigy Beaker with Latticework Bottom
800–1375 AD
Gold
2001.1073
front of object
Deity Effigy Beaker
800–1375 AD
Gold
2001.1083
front of object
Deity Effigy Beaker with Toads
800–1375 AD
Gold
2001.1084
Beaker Inlaid with Precious Stones
Beaker Inlaid with Precious Stones
1100–1450 AD
Hammered gold with mother-of-pearl and turquoise inlay
2001.1187
front of object
Beaker (kero) with Mythological Scene
1532–1780 AD
Painted chonta wood
2001.1181
front of object
Beaker (kero) with Vibrant Geometric Designs
1532–1780 AD
Painted chonta wood
2001.1180
Beaker (Kero)
Beaker (Kero)
1532–1780 AD
Painted and carved chonta wood
2001.1182
Beaker (kero) with Married Couple Beneath Rainbow
Beaker (kero) with Married Couple Beneath Rainbow
1650–1750 AD
Wood, resin paint, metal, and nails
2004.2510
Beaker (kero) with Hatched Lines
Beaker (kero) with Hatched Lines
1532–1780 AD
Wood with lead inlays
2004.2508
front of object
Beaker (kero) with Suchi Fish
1425–1625 AD
Painted chonta wood
2004.2509