Unknown Central and South American
Crescent-Shaped Headress Ornament

Crescent-Shaped Headress Ornament

Public Domain

Artist
CultureSicán (Lambayeque)
Titles
  • Crescent-Shaped Headress Ornament
Date800-1375 AD
PlacePeru , South America
MediumGold
Dimensions8 × 11 1/4 inches


Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1054
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1967 [Glassell Album #4, slide dated "DEC 67"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1054

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