Unknown Central and South American
Deity Head Effigy Finial

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Public Domain

Deity Head Effigy Finial
Artist
CultureMoche
Titles
  • Deity Head Effigy Finial
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions2 × 2 1/4 × 1 in. (5.1 × 5.7 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1064
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance(Lot #34 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, 2001.1064

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200–1600 AD
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