Headdress Ornament

Headdress Ornament

Public Domain

CultureMoche
Titles
  • Headdress Ornament
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumSilver, gold gilt, turquoise, and shell
Dimensions6 5/8 × 15 1/8 × 1 1/2 in. (16.8 × 38.4 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1185
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;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1185
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

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Gilt Head
Gilt Head
100–800 AD
Gilt copper with shell inlay eyes
2001.1063
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Lime Dipper with Hummingbird
1000–1470 AD
Gold and turquoise
2001.959
Tumi (Ceremonial Knife) with Deity
Tumi (Ceremonial Knife) with Deity
800–1375 AD
Hammered, chased, and filigreed gold and turquoise inlay
2001.1072
Headdress Ornament with Sun
Headdress Ornament with Sun
100–800 AD
Hammered and cut gold
2001.1057
Headdress
Headdress
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1278
Crown
Crown
300–1550 AD
Gold
2001.1273
Twelve Round Plaques
Twelve Round Plaques
1000–1470 AD
Gold
2001.1266.1-.12
Plaque
Plaque
200 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1223
Miniature Seated Figure
Miniature Seated Figure
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.989
Scepter
Scepter
1100–1450 AD
Wood, shells, wool, resin, and cotton twine
2001.1157
Cinnabar Pouch
Cinnabar Pouch
1100–1450 AD
Animal hide, dyed fibers, silver, spondylus shell beads, cinnabar
2001.1134.A,.B
Tweezer Ornament
Tweezer Ornament
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.855