Beaker Depicting Writhing Sea Serpents

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Beaker Depicting Writhing Sea Serpents
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
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
211M Jones Galleries
On view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least January 17, 1965–2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Inventory number precedes purchase on January 17, 1965.

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