CultureChimú
Titles
- Beaker Inlaid with Precious Stones
Date1100–1450 AD
Made inPeru
MediumHammered gold with mother-of-pearl and turquoise inlay
Dimensions7 1/2 × 6 1/4 in. diameter (19.1 × 15.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1187
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
On view
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Object Type
(Lot #31 in Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art Auction, November 23, 1998. Sale #7224);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1187
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