Figure of a Kneeling Warrior

CultureTiwanaku (Tiahuanaco)
Titles
  • Figure of a Kneeling Warrior
  • Shaman
Date200 BC–1100 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGreen turquoise
DimensionsOverall: 1 11/16 × 1 1/4 × 7/8 in. (4.3 × 3.2 × 2.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1033
Not on view

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Provenance(Lot #42 in Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art Auction, May 31, 1985);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.1

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900–200 BC
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200 BC–300 AD
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side view of object
100–800 AD
Bone
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front of object
900–200 BC
Stone
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1000 BC–1600 AD
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Ornament
1100–1450
Mother-of-pearl
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Mortar
3300 BC–1500 AD
Stone
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