Unknown Central and South American
Ornament Depicting a Deity Holding a Staff and Creatures with Human Bodies and Feline Tails
CultureChimú
Titles
- Ornament Depicting a Deity Holding a Staff and Creatures with Human Bodies and Feline Tails
Date1100–1450 AD
Made inPeru
MediumGold
Dimensions4 7/8 × 8 3/8 × 1 1/2 in. (12.4 × 21.3 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1087
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
On view
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Object Type
[1] Glassell Album #3, inventory number precedes purchase from John Wise on January 17, 1965.
[2] Glassell Inventory List, described on 9/20/1968.
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1100–1450 AD
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1100–1450 AD
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900–200 BC
Gold
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900–200 BC
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1000–1470 AD
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400–1000 AD
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100 BC–800 AD
Gold
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