CultureTiwanaku (Tiahuanaco)
Titles
- Crown adorned with ornaments depicting the Sun God
- Two-part Headdress
Datec. 300
PlaceChile, South America
PlacePeru, South America
PlaceBolivia, South America
MediumGold
DimensionsOther (Frontispiece): 6 15/16 × 6 3/4 in. (17.7 × 17.1 cm)
Other (Headband): 3 9/16 × 6 1/2 × 16 15/16 in. (9 × 16.5 × 43.1 cm)
Other (Headband): 3 9/16 × 6 1/2 × 16 15/16 in. (9 × 16.5 × 43.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.863.A,.B
Not on view
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Object Type
[1] Glassell Inventory, described on May 22, 2001.
[2] Glassell Album #15.
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Unknown Central and South American
c. 300
Gold or gold alloy
2001.862.A,.B
Unknown Central and South American
800–1375 AD
Hammered and chased gold
2001.1065
Osei Bonsu
1947–1956
Wood and gold leaf
97.1267.1,.2
Unknown African
1930–1939
Carved wood and gold leaf
2006.210.1,.2
Unknown Central and South American
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.861.1-.5
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1884–1895
Wood, paint, opercula shells, lime plaster, plant fiber, bark, bark cloth, rattan, and cord
90.256
