Dumbarton Oaks - Llama Head Ornament

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Llama Head Ornament

Inka, Late Horizon
1450-1540 CE
1.1 cm x 0.9 cm x 1.5 cm (7/16 in. x 3/8 in. x 9/16 in.)
electrum
PC.B.480

Not on view

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Bibliography

Boone, Elizabeth Hill (ED.) 1996 Andean Art at Dumbarton Oaks. Pre-Columbian Art at Dumbarton Oaks; No. 1. Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C. vol. 1, p. 316-7, pl. 93.

Exhibition History

"Special Exhibit of Latin American Silver", Pan American Union, Washington DC, 10/14 - 11/15/1941.

Acquisition History

Formerly in the collection of Dr. Edward Gaffron, Berlin (collector).

Purchased from Dr. Gaffron, Berlin (collector), by Joseph Brummer, Paris (dealer),1912.

Purchased from Joseph Brummer, Paris (dealer), by Robert Woods Bliss, December 26, 1913.

Robert Woods Bliss Collection of Pre-Columbian Art, Washington, DC, 1913-1962.

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Pre-Columbian Collection, Washington, DC.