Bird
Bird

On view

Art of the Ancient Americas

Bird,

300 BCE–300 CE

Vicús or Mochica
Early Intermediate Period
2016-1282

Information

Title
Bird
Dates

300 BCE–300 CE

Medium
Gold
Dimensions
2 × 3.5 × 1.2 cm (13/16 × 1 3/8 × 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Gillett G. Griffin
Object Number
2016-1282
Place Made

South America, Peru, North coast

Culture
Mochica
Period
Early Intermediate period
Type
necklaces, ornament, beads
Materials
gold
Subject
birds

By 2000, Gillett G. Griffin (1928-2016), Princeton, NJ [1]; 2016, bequeathed to the Princeton University Art Museum.

Notes:
[1] Griffin lent the work to the Museum in 2000 (L.2000.31)

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