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 9 x 3 3/4 in. (14 x 22.9 x 9.5 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 Traditional Arts, AFI.22.1981a
  • Work Type bird
  • Classification Sculpture