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Small votive bowl
1470–1536
Brown metamorphic stone
Approximate measurement: 4.32 × 6.63 × 7.44 cm (1 11/16 × 2 5/8 × 2 15/16 in.)
Gift of the grandchildren of George Hewitt Myers, B.A. 1898, M.F. 1902
2014.27.72
Geography:
Central Andes, Peru
Culture:
Central Andes, Inca
Period:
Late Horizon
Classification:
Containers - Stone
Provenance:
Deposited by George Hewitt Myers at the Yale University Art Gallery in 1939, upon death of George Hewitt Myers, all tangible property was passed on to his wife, Louise Chase Myers, and upon her death, all tangible property was passed to her and George Hewitt Myers’ grandchildren.
Bibliography:
Susan B. Matheson, “The George Hewitt Myers Collection of Peruvian Antiquities,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2014): 82.
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.
