CultureSicán (Lambayeque)
Titles
- Beaker Depicting Writhing Sea Serpents
Date800–1375 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions7 3/4 × 4 7/16 × 4 3/8 in. (19.7 × 11.3 × 11.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1131
Not on view
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Object Type
[1] Inventory number precedes purchase on January 17, 1965.
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1100–1450 AD
Hammered gold with mother-of-pearl and turquoise inlay
2001.1187