Figurine

Museum number:
4-2624
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.81
Description:
Hollow gold human head; made of single piece of metal with edges unsoldered; hole at top for attachment, height 2.2 cm, width 2 cm.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Moche Site A (Huaca del Sol), Moche valley, La Libertad region
Culture or time period:
Middle Horizon, ancient Peru (800–1100 AD)
Collector:
Max Uhle
Materials:
Gold (metal) and Metal
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Figurines
Accession date:
July 24, 1903
Department:
Ancient Peru
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 20 titled Figurine, accession number 4-2624, described as Hollow gold human head; made of single piece of metal with edges unsoldered; hole at top for attachment, height 2.2 cm, width 2 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 20 titled Figurine, accession number 4-2624, described as Hollow gold human head; made of single piece of metal with edges unsoldered; hole at top for attachment, height 2.2 cm, width 2 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 20 titled Figurine, accession number 4-2624, described as Hollow gold human head; made of single piece of metal with edges unsoldered; hole at top for attachment, height 2.2 cm, width 2 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 20 titled Figurine, accession number 4-2624, described as Hollow gold human head; made of single piece of metal with edges unsoldered; hole at top for attachment, height 2.2 cm, width 2 cm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 20 titled Figurine, accession number 4-2624, described as Hollow gold human head; made of single piece of metal with edges unsoldered; hole at top for attachment, height 2.2 cm, width 2 cm.Hearst Museum object 6 of 20 titled Figurine, accession number 4-2624, described as Hollow gold human head; made of single piece of metal with edges unsoldered; hole at top for attachment, height 2.2 cm, width 2 cm.Hearst Museum object 7 of 20 titled Figurine, accession number 4-2624, described as Hollow gold human head; made of single piece of metal with edges unsoldered; hole at top for attachment, height 2.2 cm, width 2 cm.Hearst Museum object 8 of 20 titled Figurine, accession number 4-2624, described as Hollow gold human head; made of single piece of metal with edges unsoldered; hole at top for attachment, height 2.2 cm, width 2 cm.Hearst Museum object 9 of 20 titled Figurine, accession number 4-2624, described as Hollow gold human head; made of single piece of metal with edges unsoldered; hole at top for attachment, height 2.2 cm, width 2 cm.Hearst Museum object 10 of 20 titled Figurine, accession number 4-2624, described as Hollow gold human head; made of single piece of metal with edges unsoldered; hole at top for attachment, height 2.2 cm, width 2 cm.Hearst Museum object 11 of 20 titled Figurine, accession number 4-2624, described as Hollow gold human head; made of single piece of metal with edges unsoldered; hole at top for attachment, height 2.2 cm, width 2 cm.Hearst Museum object 12 of 20 titled Figurine, accession number 4-2624, described as Hollow gold human head; made of single piece of metal with edges unsoldered; hole at top for attachment, height 2.2 cm, width 2 cm.Hearst Museum object 13 of 20 titled Figurine, accession number 4-2624, described as Hollow gold human head; made of single piece of metal with edges unsoldered; hole at top for attachment, height 2.2 cm, width 2 cm.Hearst Museum object 14 of 20 titled Figurine, accession number 4-2624, described as Hollow gold human head; made of single piece of metal with edges unsoldered; hole at top for attachment, height 2.2 cm, width 2 cm.Hearst Museum object 15 of 20 titled Figurine, accession number 4-2624, described as Hollow gold human head; made of single piece of metal with edges unsoldered; hole at top for attachment, height 2.2 cm, width 2 cm.Hearst Museum object 16 of 20 titled Figurine, accession number 4-2624, described as Hollow gold human head; made of single piece of metal with edges unsoldered; hole at top for attachment, height 2.2 cm, width 2 cm.Hearst Museum object 17 of 20 titled Figurine, accession number 4-2624, described as Hollow gold human head; made of single piece of metal with edges unsoldered; hole at top for attachment, height 2.2 cm, width 2 cm.Hearst Museum object 18 of 20 titled Figurine, accession number 4-2624, described as Hollow gold human head; made of single piece of metal with edges unsoldered; hole at top for attachment, height 2.2 cm, width 2 cm.Hearst Museum object 19 of 20 titled Figurine, accession number 4-2624, described as Hollow gold human head; made of single piece of metal with edges unsoldered; hole at top for attachment, height 2.2 cm, width 2 cm.Hearst Museum object 20 of 20 titled Figurine, accession number 4-2624, described as Hollow gold human head; made of single piece of metal with edges unsoldered; hole at top for attachment, height 2.2 cm, width 2 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 4-2624, described as Hollow gold human head; made of single piece of metal with edges unsoldered; hole at top for attachment, height 2.2 cm, width 2 cm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 4-2624, described as Hollow gold human head; made of single piece of metal with edges unsoldered; hole at top for attachment, height 2.2 cm, width 2 cm.

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