Ceremonial Cup

CultureChimú
Titles
  • Ceremonial Cup
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumWood, shell, and turquoise
Dimensions8 1/2 × 4 5/8 × 3 1/2 in. (21.6 × 11.7 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1162
Not on view

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Provenance(Lot #251 in Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art Auction, November 23 & 24, 1982. Sale #4968);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1982 [Glassell Album #10, slide dated "NOV 82"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1162

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