Gold beaker

Museum number:
4-4982
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.81
Description:
Gold beakers; human face, hawk nose, nose and chin in high relief, traces of red pigment around eyes. Old Ica. 15 cm high. (See also Rowe, 1974, pl. LIII right, color).
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Grave C, road between Chulpaca and Tate (Site T), Ica valley
Verbatim coll. place:
Grave C
Culture or time period:
Inca (1438–1533) and Late Horizon, ancient Peru (1400–1535 AD)
Collector:
Max Uhle
Collection date:
before 1901
Materials:
Gold (metal) and Metal
Object type:
archaeology
Accession date:
July 24, 1903
Department:
Ancient Peru
Dimensions:
diameter 3.81 centimeters, width 3.81 centimeters, diameter 6.35 centimeters, and height 15.24 centimeters
Loans:
S2002-2003 #10: Peabody Museum of Natural History (Yale Univ.) (January 21, 2003–February 28, 2003)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 14 titled Gold beaker, accession number 4-4982, described as Gold beakers; human face, hawk nose, nose and chin in high relief, traces of red pigment around eyes. Old Ica. 15 cm high. (See also Rowe, 1974, pl. LIII right, color).Hearst Museum object 2 of 14 titled Gold beaker, accession number 4-4982, described as Gold beakers; human face, hawk nose, nose and chin in high relief, traces of red pigment around eyes. Old Ica. 15 cm high. (See also Rowe, 1974, pl. LIII right, color).Hearst Museum object 3 of 14 titled Gold beaker, accession number 4-4982, described as Gold beakers; human face, hawk nose, nose and chin in high relief, traces of red pigment around eyes. Old Ica. 15 cm high. (See also Rowe, 1974, pl. LIII right, color).Hearst Museum object 4 of 14 titled Gold beaker, accession number 4-4982, described as Gold beakers; human face, hawk nose, nose and chin in high relief, traces of red pigment around eyes. Old Ica. 15 cm high. (See also Rowe, 1974, pl. LIII right, color).Hearst Museum object 5 of 14 titled Gold beaker, accession number 4-4982, described as Gold beakers; human face, hawk nose, nose and chin in high relief, traces of red pigment around eyes. Old Ica. 15 cm high. (See also Rowe, 1974, pl. LIII right, color).Hearst Museum object 6 of 14 titled Gold beaker, accession number 4-4982, described as Gold beakers; human face, hawk nose, nose and chin in high relief, traces of red pigment around eyes. Old Ica. 15 cm high. (See also Rowe, 1974, pl. LIII right, color).Hearst Museum object 7 of 14 titled Gold beaker, accession number 4-4982, described as Gold beakers; human face, hawk nose, nose and chin in high relief, traces of red pigment around eyes. Old Ica. 15 cm high. (See also Rowe, 1974, pl. LIII right, color).Hearst Museum object 8 of 14 titled Gold beaker, accession number 4-4982, described as Gold beakers; human face, hawk nose, nose and chin in high relief, traces of red pigment around eyes. Old Ica. 15 cm high. (See also Rowe, 1974, pl. LIII right, color).Hearst Museum object 9 of 14 titled Gold beaker, accession number 4-4982, described as Gold beakers; human face, hawk nose, nose and chin in high relief, traces of red pigment around eyes. Old Ica. 15 cm high. (See also Rowe, 1974, pl. LIII right, color).Hearst Museum object 10 of 14 titled Gold beaker, accession number 4-4982, described as Gold beakers; human face, hawk nose, nose and chin in high relief, traces of red pigment around eyes. Old Ica. 15 cm high. (See also Rowe, 1974, pl. LIII right, color).Hearst Museum object 11 of 14 titled Gold beaker, accession number 4-4982, described as Gold beakers; human face, hawk nose, nose and chin in high relief, traces of red pigment around eyes. Old Ica. 15 cm high. (See also Rowe, 1974, pl. LIII right, color).Hearst Museum object 12 of 14 titled Gold beaker, accession number 4-4982, described as Gold beakers; human face, hawk nose, nose and chin in high relief, traces of red pigment around eyes. Old Ica. 15 cm high. (See also Rowe, 1974, pl. LIII right, color).Hearst Museum object 13 of 14 titled Gold beaker, accession number 4-4982, described as Gold beakers; human face, hawk nose, nose and chin in high relief, traces of red pigment around eyes. Old Ica. 15 cm high. (See also Rowe, 1974, pl. LIII right, color).Hearst Museum object 14 of 14 titled Gold beaker, accession number 4-4982, described as Gold beakers; human face, hawk nose, nose and chin in high relief, traces of red pigment around eyes. Old Ica. 15 cm high. (See also Rowe, 1974, pl. LIII right, color).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Gold beaker, accession number 4-4982, described as Gold beakers; human face, hawk nose, nose and chin in high relief, traces of red pigment around eyes. Old Ica. 15 cm high. (See also Rowe, 1974, pl. LIII right, color).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Gold beaker, accession number 4-4982, described as Gold beakers; human face, hawk nose, nose and chin in high relief, traces of red pigment around eyes. Old Ica. 15 cm high. (See also Rowe, 1974, pl. LIII right, color).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Gold beaker, accession number 4-4982, described as Gold beakers; human face, hawk nose, nose and chin in high relief, traces of red pigment around eyes. Old Ica. 15 cm high. (See also Rowe, 1974, pl. LIII right, color).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Gold beaker, accession number 4-4982, described as Gold beakers; human face, hawk nose, nose and chin in high relief, traces of red pigment around eyes. Old Ica. 15 cm high. (See also Rowe, 1974, pl. LIII right, color).

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