Crown Ornament Depicting the Face of the Sun God

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Crown Ornament Depicting the Face of the Sun God
CultureTiwanaku (Tiahuanaco)
Titles
  • Crown Ornament Depicting the Face of the Sun God
  • Headdress ornament
Date400–1100 AD
PlaceChile
PlaceBolivia
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 10 3/4 × 11 1/8 in. (27.3 × 28.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.395
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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenancePurchased from David Bernstein, July 10, 2006. Item #M6036;
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.395

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