Bowl with Rim Decorated with Depictions of Birds

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CultureSicán (Lambayeque)

Titles

Bowl with Rim Decorated with Depictions of Birds

Date800–1375 AD

PlacePeru

MediumGold

DimensionsOverall: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.1171

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenanceJean-Eugene Lions Collection, Geneva, since at least 1980; [Arte Primitivo, New York, by 2006]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, July, 2006–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Invoice from Arte Primitivo.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Printed sticker on inside: 1104
Sticker with handwritting: 1665-620

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