Breastplate

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 136

Department

Arts of the Americas

Culture

Chimú

Title

Breastplate

Place

Peruvian North Coast (Object made in:)

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1000–1470

Medium

Gold

Dimensions

34.2 × 21.6 cm (13 1/2 × 8 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Antiquarian Society; Mrs. Harold T. Martin and Mrs. H. Allen Vance funds

Reference Number

1978.144

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