Peru, North Coast, Sicán / Beaker / c. 800-1370

Peru, North Coast, Sicán
Beaker
c. 800-1370
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Creator Nationality: South American; Pre-Columbian; Sicán
Creator Name-CRT: Peru, North Coast, Sicán
Title: Beaker
Title Type: Primary
Title: Cup
Title Type: Former
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 800
Creation End Date: 1370
Creation Date: c. 800-1370
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Classification Term: Metalwork
Materials and Techniques: hammered and embossed gold alloy
Dimensions: Overall: 15.2cm x 12cm
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1983.189
Credit Line: Gift of James C. Gruener in memory of his wife, Florence Crowell Gruener
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Provenance: (Everett Rassiga, Inc., NY); James and Florence Gruener, Cleveland, 1962
Context:

Embossed in the central band of this cup are warriors carrying clubs and slings.

AMICA ID: CMA_.1983.189
AMICA Library Year: 2002
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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