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Source Description
Profile figures are unusual in Sicán metal beakers. The presence of such figures is one reason the museum is undertaking research to determine whether this vessel is authentic.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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151341
label
Beaker
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
151341
contentType
object
title
Beaker
description
Profile figures are unusual in Sicán metal beakers. The presence of such figures is one reason the museum is undertaking research to determine whether this vessel is authentic.
date
c. 800–1370
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79934697
genreSpecific
Metalwork
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 15.2 x 12 cm (6 x 4 3/4 in.)
cul
Peru, North Coast, Sicán
accession
1983.189
Source extras
tec
hammered and embossed gold alloy
tombstone
Beaker, c. 800–1370. Peru, North Coast, Sicán. Hammered and embossed gold alloy; overall: 15.2 x 12 cm (6 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James C. Gruener in memory of his wife, Florence Crowell Gruener, 1983.189
collection
AA - Andes
formerAccessionNumbers
304.1967
didYouKnow
Embossed in the central band of this cup are warriors carrying clubs and slings.
citations
citation
Turner, Evan H. "Year in Review for 1983." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 71, no. 2 (1984): 38-79.
page_number
Mentioned: cat. no. 220, p. 76, Reproduced: p. 59
citation
Young-Sánchez, Margaret. "The Gruener Collection of Pre-Columbian Art." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 79, no. 7 (1992): 234-75.
page_number
Mentioned: cat. no. 135, p. 275, Reproduced: fig. 135, p. 265
citation
Chaplik, Dorothy. <em>Latin American Arts & Cultures</em>. Worcester, Mass: Davis Publications, 2001.
page_number
p. 88
creditline
Gift of James C. Gruener in memory of his wife, Florence Crowell Gruener
updatedAt
2026-05-29 07:49:00.613000
sourceId
151341
dept
Art of the Americas
coll
AA - Andes
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hammered and embossed gold alloy
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