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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Object Type
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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650–900 AD
Wood, shells, stone, and cotton twine
2001.1160.A,.B
1100–1450 AD
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650–900 AD
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100 BC–700 AD
Gold, silver, spondylus, purple mussel shell, turquoise, wood, resin, cotton cord
2010.978
100 BC–700 AD
Spondylus, turquoise, purple mussel, gold, resin, cotton cord
2010.981