Unknown Central and South American
Headdress Ornament with Deity Face

Headdress Ornament with Deity Face

Public Domain

Artist
CultureSiguas
Titles
  • Headdress Ornament with Deity Face
Date100 BC–300 AD
PlaceHacienda Ocucaje, Peru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 8 3/4 × 8 5/8 in. (22.2 × 21.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.843
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 December 1967—2001 [1][2]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Album #4, slide of object dated "DEC 67."
[2] Accession file includes Robert Sonin report dated December 15, 1967.

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front of object
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100 BC–300 AD
Gold
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front view of object
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front side of object
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300 BC–400 AD
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600–1600 AD
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100–800 AD
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Earthenware with pigment
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c. 600–900
Earthenware with pigment
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front of object
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800–1500 AD
Gold
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