Unknown Central and South American
Head Finial

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Public Domain

Artist
CultureSicán (Lambayeque)
Titles
  • Head Finial
Date800-1375 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions4 × 2 1/2 × 7/8 in. (10.2 × 6.4 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1061
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 #3, slide dated "DEC 67"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1061

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