Finial in the form of a chieftain figure with a headdress
Finial in the form of a chieftain figure with a headdress
Finial in the form of a chieftain figure with a headdress
Finial in the form of a chieftain figure with a headdress

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Finial in the form of a chieftain figure with a headdress,

900–1200

Postclassic Period
y1992-137

Information

Title
Finial in the form of a chieftain figure with a headdress
Dates

900–1200

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
h. 5.1 cm., w. 3.0 cm., d. 1.6 cm. (2 x 1 3/16 x 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase (Fund?)
Object Number
y1992-137
Place Made

South America, Peru, North coast

Period
Postclassic
Type
figurines, finials
Materials
bronze
Subject
chieftains, figures (representations), headdresses

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