Ornament with Deer, Birds, and Sican Lords

A.D. 900–1100

Gold with turquoise

with mount: 7 15/16 x 5 3/4 in. (20.23 x 14.55 cm) without mount: 5 1/8 x 1 3/16 in. (12.95 x 2.99 cm)

Gift of Margaret S. and Linus Travers, B.A. 1958, M.A.T. 1959, from the collection of Arnold F. Strauss, M.D.

2018.71.23

Culture:

Central Andes, North Coast, Lambayeque Culture

Period:

Middle Horizon to Late Intermediate Period

Classification:

Ritual Objects

Status:

Not on view

Provenance:

ex-collection: Arnold F. Strauss, M.D, 1902 – 1965

Bibliography:

“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.