CultureSicán (Lambayeque)
Titles
- Deity Effigy Beaker Holding a Spondylus Shell
Date800–1375 AD
PlaceBatán Grande, Peru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 10 in. (25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.282
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
200 Brown Gallery
On view
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Object Type
(John Wise, Dallas, by 1965);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since 1965 [Invoices from John Wise dated March 25, 1965 and April 29,1965. Note from John Wise confirming payment dated May 25,1965. Note From John Wise confirming Dr. Junius Bird familiar with object dated May 10,1965],[Glassell album #3, slide dated "DEC 67"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.282
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.
"The Marzio Years: Transforming the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1982–2010," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 25, 2020–January 10, 2021.
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