Unknown Central and South American
Crown ornament depicting the face of the Sun God

Crown ornament depicting the face of the Sun God

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Crown ornament depicting the face of the Sun God
Artist
CultureTiwanaku (Tiahuanaco)
Titles
  • Crown ornament depicting the face of the Sun God
  • Sun Deity Mask
Date400–1100 AD
PlacePeru
PlaceChile
PlaceBolivia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 7 7/8 × 14 1/8 in. (20 × 35.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.447
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1979 [Glassell Album #9, slide dated "NOV 79"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.447

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