Crown with Birds

CultureIca
Titles
  • Crown with Birds
Date750–1470
PlaceHacienda Ocucaje, Peru
MediumSilver
Dimensions3 3/8 × 5 1/2 dia. in. (8.6 × 14 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1177
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
On view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1967 [Glassell slide dated March, 1968] [Glassell Album #4, slide dated "DEC 67"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1177
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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