Description
Profile figures are unusual in Sicán metal beakers. The presence of such figures is one reason the museum is undertaking research to determine whether this vessel is authentic.
Provenance
(Black Tulip Galleries, Inc., Dallas, TX, 1962, sold to James C. and Florence C. Gruener) (-1962); James C. Gruener [1903-1990], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art (1962-1983); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1983-)
Accession Number
1983.189
Medium
hammered and embossed gold alloy
Dimensions
Overall: 15.2 x 12 cm (6 x 4 3/4 in.)
Classification
Metalwork
Credit Line
Gift of James C. Gruener in memory of his wife, Florence Crowell Gruener
