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Art of the Ancient Americas
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Small idol
1000–1470
Black stone
4.2 × 5.7 × 2.2 cm (1 5/8 × 2 1/4 × 7/8 in.)
Gift of the grandchildren of George Hewitt Myers, B.A. 1898, M.F. 1902
2014.27.77
Geography:
Central Andes, Peru
Culture:
Central Andes, Chimú ?
Period:
Late Intermediate Period
Classification:
Sculpture
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.
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