Unknown Central and South American
Headdress with Deity Effigy

Headdress with Deity Effigy

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Headdress with Deity Effigy
Artist
CultureSiguas
Titles
  • Headdress with Deity Effigy
Date100 BC–300 AD
PlacePeru , South America
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 9 7/8 × 15 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (25.1 × 39.4 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.848
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913—2008), Houston, by at least September 1970—2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Album #6, near slide dated "SEP 70."

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