CultureTiwanaku (Tiahuanaco)
Titles
- Crown ornament depicting the face of the Sun God
- Diadem
Date400–1000 AD
PlaceBolivia
PlacePeru
PlaceChile
MediumGold
Dimensions8 × 9 11/16 × 5 1/2 in. (20.3 × 24.6 × 14 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2537
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
On view
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Object Type
[1] Glassell Album #8, before slide dated "JAN 74".
Exhibition History"Tiwanaku: Ancestors of the Inca," Denver Art Museum, October 16, 2004–January 23, 2005.
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Unknown Central and South American
c. 1000–500 BC
Greenstone
2023.232
Unknown Central and South American
900–200 BC
Gold
2004.2485
Unknown Central and South American
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2004.2433.1,.2
Unknown Central and South American
650–900 AD
Silver
2010.830.1,.2