CultureChimú
Titles
- Figure of a Male
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumWood inlaid with mother of pearl and spondylus shell
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/8 × 2 15/16 × 2 7/16 in. (15.6 × 7.4 × 6.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.910
Not on view
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Object Type
Arte Primitivo 5.19.2004, lot 315;
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.910
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900–200 BC
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100 BC–700 AD
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1100–1450 AD
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2001.1187
100 BC–700 AD
Spondylus shell, turquoise, purple, mussel, silver, resin
2010.984.1,.2
100 BC–700 AD
Gold, spondylus shell, turquoise, purple mussel, conch, greenstone, resin, cotton cord
2010.989.1,.2
100 BC–700 AD
Gold, silver, spondylus, purple mussel shell, turquoise, wood, resin, cotton cord
2010.978
1100–1450 AD
Wood inlaid with spondylus shell and mother of pearl
2010.666
650–900 AD
Shell inlaid with turquoise, pyrite, spondylus shell, and mother of pearl
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