Figure of a Ruler with a War Club

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Figure of a Ruler with a War Club
CultureMoche
Titles
  • Figure of a Ruler with a War Club
  • Shaman
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGilt copper
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 × 2 1/16 × 1 1/8 in. (7 × 5.2 × 2.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.962
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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.962

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