Unknown Central and South American
Crown Depicting Rulers Holding Ceremonial Staffs

Crown Depicting Rulers Holding Ceremonial Staffs

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Crown Depicting Rulers Holding Ceremonial Staffs
Artist
CultureSicán (Lambayeque)
Titles
  • Crown Depicting Rulers Holding Ceremonial Staffs
Date800–1375 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumHammered and chased gold
Dimensions8 1/2 × 7 5/8 × 7 3/8 in. (21.6 × 19.4 × 18.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1065
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
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 #4, slide dated "DEC 67"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1065

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