Unknown Central and South American
Disk

Disk

Public Domain

Artist
CultureChimú
Titles
  • Disk
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions5/8 × 3 15/16 in. diameter (1.6 × 10.0 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1232
Not 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 1970 [Glassell Album #6, slide dated "NOV 70"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1232

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Plaque
Unknown Central and South American
Plaque
200 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1223
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Tweezer Ornament
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.860
Tumi Knife-Shaped Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Tumi Knife-Shaped Ornament
1100–1450 AD
Gold
2001.1250
Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Ornament
1000–1470 AD
Gold
2001.1289
Funerary Mask
Unknown Central and South American
Funerary Mask
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1277
Ceremonial Grinding Stone (metate) with Jaguar Head
Unknown Central and South American
Ceremonial Grinding Stone (metate) with Jaguar Head
500–1000 AD
Volcanic stone
90.424
Miniature collar
Unknown Central and South American
Miniature collar
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1279
photo shop pasting of separate images of two-part object
Unknown Central and South American
Crown adorned with ornaments depicting the Sun God
c. 300
Gold
2001.863.A,.B
Litter Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Litter Ornament
c. 1450–1620 AD
Gold
2001.1253
Headdress
Unknown Central and South American
Headdress
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1278
Figure, possibly from a gold vessel
Unknown Central and South American
Figure, possibly from a gold vessel
800–1375 AD
Gold
2001.1228
Crown
Unknown Central and South American
Crown
300–1550 AD
Gold
2001.1273