Unknown Central and South American
Deity Effigy Beaker

CultureSicán (Lambayeque)
Titles
  • Deity Effigy Beaker
Date800–1375 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.284.4
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, 1965 [John Wise archives invoices dated 1.17.1965 and 3.25.1965, and note dated 12/8/1967];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.284.4
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Handwritten on bottom with green: 4
Printed sticker on bottom: HT: 25 with it crossed out and handwritten 662 xx
Printed sticker on inside: 596

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