Ornament (Image withheld, pending review)

Date created
AD 1450–1550 (Late Horizon period)
Culture/People
probably Inka (Inca) (archaeological) (attributed)
Previous owner
José A. Gayoso (José Galloso), Non-Indian, 1898-1970
Seller
José A. Gayoso (José Galloso), Non-Indian, 1898-1970
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of José A. Gayoso (1898-1970, a landowner in Chongoyape, Peru, who sidelined in excavating and selling antiquities); purchased by MAI from José Gayoso in 1930.
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Place
Jayanca; Lambayeque Province; Lambayeque Region; Peru
See related items
Inka (Inca) (archaeological)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
17/8575
Barcode
178575.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Ornament (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Gold
Techniques
Perforated
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64ec00e38-ed11-48bc-9703-9b9a1f231660
Record ID
NMAI_191192