Figure, possibly from a gold vessel

Figure, possibly from a gold vessel

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Figure, possibly from a gold vessel
CultureSicán (Lambayeque)
Titles
  • Figure, possibly from a gold vessel
Date800–1375 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions1 × 1 5/8 × 7/8 in. (2.5 × 4.1 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1228
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1228

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Headdress
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
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200 BC–800 AD
Gold
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Gold
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100 BC–800 AD
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1100–1450 AD
Gold
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100 BC–800 AD
Gold
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1100–1450 AD
Feathers and textile
99.482.1,.2
Tumi Knife-Shaped Ornament
Tumi Knife-Shaped Ornament
1100–1450 AD
Gold
2001.1250
Lime Dipper
Lime Dipper
1000 BC–1400 AD
Gold
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Tunic
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1100–1450 AD
Woven red alpaca wool and gilt silver
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Ornament
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1000–1470 AD
Gold
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