CultureChimú
Titles
- Ornament Depicting a Deity Holding a Staff and Creatures with Human Bodies and Feline Tails
Date1100–1450 AD
Made inPeru
MediumGold
Dimensions4 7/8 × 8 3/4 × 1 3/8 in. (12.4 × 22.2 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1090
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
On view
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Object Type
[1] Glassell Album #4, inventory number precedes purchase from John Wise on January 17, 1965.
[2] Glassell Inventory List, described on 9/20/1968.
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1100–1450 AD
Gold
2001.1087
900–200 BC
Gold
2010.527
100–800 AD
Gold inlaid with turquoise and shell
2010.1283
100–800 AD
Gold, turquoise, and chrysocolla
2001.955.1,.2
1100–1450 AD
Hammered, cut, and chased gold
2001.1062.1,.2
1000–1470 AD
Feathers, fibers, gold, wood
2002.4332.1,.2