Fragment of a Band with Raised Relief Depicting Felines and Fish

c. A.D. 1000/1470

Possibly Chimú
North coast, Peru

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Culture: Chimú
Title: Fragment of a Band with Raised Relief Depicting Felines and Fish
Origin: Peru
Date: 1000–1470
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: L. 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Kate S. Buckingham Endowment
Reference Number: 1955.2618

Eduard Gaffron (1861–1931), Lima, Peru, from 1892 to 1912, then Berlin, from [History of the Department report (Joanne Behrens, 1985) and correspondence in curatorial file]; by descent to his children Mercedes Gaffron, Berlin then Durham S.C. and Hans Gaffron (1902–1979), Berlin then Chicago [correspondence and documentation of the Gaffron Collection in curatorial file]; sold to the Art Institute, 1955.

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