Burial Object in the Form of a Bird

Chimu culture, Pre-Columbian

  • Titles Burial Object in the Form of a Bird (Descriptive)
  • Artist Chimu culture, Peru, 1200 - 1470
  • Medium silver
  • Dimensions 5 1/2 x 10 x 4 3/4 in. (14 x 25.4 x 12.1 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Miller through the Committee for the Traditional Arts, AFI.22.1981b
  • Work Type bird
  • Classification Sculpture

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