Unknown Central and South American
Crown

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureVicús

Titles

Crown

Date200 BC–400 AD

PlacePeru, South America

MediumGilt copper

Dimensions13 3/4 × 8 1/2 × 5 3/4 in. (34.9 × 21.6 × 14.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2001.971

Current Location

The Caroline Wiess Law Building

212M Jones Galleries

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS & REGALIA

ProvenanceCollection of Garcia Benitez (Source: Tribal Arts: Le Monde de L'Art Tribal, Vol. IV, No. 1, Summer, 1997, page 30);
(Lot # 7 in Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art Auction, May 17 & 18, 2000 (Sale 7476));
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.971

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