Unknown Central and South American
Crown Decorated with Condor, Feline, and Serpent Deities

Crown Decorated with Condor, Feline, and Serpent Deities

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Crown Decorated with Condor, Feline, and Serpent Deities
Artist
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Crown Decorated with Condor, Feline, and Serpent Deities
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumGold
Dimensions2 1/8 × 6 3/4 × 7 in. (5.4 × 17.1 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2485
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least January 12, 2003–2004 [1]; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1] Glassell Inventory, precedes object purchased from Christie's auction on January 12, 2003.

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Bowl
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Crown
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Crown
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Gold
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Gold
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Ornament in the Shape of a Crouching Jaguar Deity
900–200 BC
Gold
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Incensario Stand
c. 600–900
Earthenware with pigment
2018.637
Incensario Stand
Unknown Central and South American
Incensario Stand
c. 600–900
Earthenware with pigment
2018.638
Ornament with Double-headed Serpents, Feline Deity Head, and Disk Pendants (one of a pair)
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Ornament with Double-headed Serpents, Feline Deity Head, and Disk Pendants (one of a pair)
900–200 BC
Gold
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Ornament with Double-headed Serpents, Feline Deity Head, and Disk Pendants (one of a pair)
Unknown Central and South American
Ornament with Double-headed Serpents, Feline Deity Head, and Disk Pendants (one of a pair)
900–200 BC
Gold
2010.1203.2
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Unknown Indonesian
Comb
18th–19th century
Gold, precious stones, and buffalo horn
2006.534
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Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Deity Head Effigy Pendants
900–200 BC
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2010.897.1,.2
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Unknown Central and South American
Votive Figural Sculpture, or "Axe"
c. 1000–500 BC
Greenstone
2023.232