Beaker (kero) with Married Couple Beneath Rainbow

CultureInca (Inka)
Titles
  • Beaker (kero) with Married Couple Beneath Rainbow
Date1650–1750 AD
PlaceSouth Highlands, Peru
MediumWood, resin paint, metal, and nails
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/4 × 6 7/16 × 6 7/16 in. (18.4 × 16.3 × 16.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2510
Not on view

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ProvenanceJohn Wise, c. 1973; Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least November 1982–2004 [1]; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1] Glassell Inventory, precedes objects purchased from Sotheby's auction on November 23 & 24, 1982.

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