Fragment: Crown
Item number Sf786 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Crown fragment: a u-shaped piece of sheet metal with three parallel prongs. Inserted into the metal are eleven evenly-spaced hooks arranged in rows. Gilded surface.
History Of Use
Appear to be fragments from the upper edge of a crown similar to a square crown in this collection (Sf559). Square crowns would have had a wicker form inside to fit the head (p.c. Sr. W. Alva, Bruning Museum). The mechanical attachment of bangles by staples is typical of Vicus metalwork.
Narrative
Vicus style, Early Intermediate Period; 300 B.C.E.-200 C.E.
Iconographic Meaning
The three prong projection is probably a stylized feather.
Item History
- Made in Peru between 301 BCE and 200
- Collected between 1949 and 1966
- Owned by Anonymous before May 4, 1981
- Received from Anonymous (Donor) on May 4, 1981
What
- Name
- Fragment: Crown
- Identification Number
- Sf786
- Type of Item
- crown
- Material
- copper metal, silver metal ? and gold metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- hammered, mechanically joined, gilded and cut
- Overall
- height 0.7 cm, width 6.1 cm, depth 4.7 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
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