Unknown Central and South American
Deity Effigy Beaker with Latticework Bottom

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Deity Effigy Beaker with Latticework Bottom
Artist
CultureSicán (Lambayeque)
Titles
  • Deity Effigy Beaker with Latticework Bottom
Date800–1375 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions6 1/8 × 3 1/2 in. dia. (15.6 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1073
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
Provenance(Lot # 223 in Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art Auction, November 18 & 20, 2000, Sale # 7556);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1073

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