Staff Finial in the Form of a Human Head

CultureSicán (Lambayeque)
Titles
  • Staff Finial in the Form of a Human Head
Date800–1375 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 4 7/8 × 4 × 3 1/2 in. (12.4 × 10.2 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1018
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least January 1974–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #8, precedes slide dated "JAN 74."

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