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Art of the Ancient Americas
Artist: Unknown
Stepped Cup
A.D. 1200–1536
Metal
Height overall with widest point: 8 × 6.5 cm (3 1/8 × 2 9/16 in.)
other (base diameter): 4 cm (1 9/16 in.)
other (base diameter): 4 cm (1 9/16 in.)
Gift of Margaret S. and Linus Travers, B.A. 1958, M.A.T. 1959, from the collection of Arnold F. Strauss, M.D.
2018.71.20
Geography:
Central Andes, Peru
Culture:
Central Andes, North Coast, Chimú
Period:
Late Horizon
Classification:
Containers - Metals
Provenance:
ex-collection: Arnold F. Strauss, M.D, 1902 – 1965
Bibliography:
Wendell C. Bennett, Ancient Arts of the Andes (New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1966), 24, fig. 18.
“Acquisitions July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/bulletin/Pub-Bull-acquisitions-2018.pdf (accessed December 1, 2018).
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
