GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The silver cup represents the formal diversity associated with Late Horizon (1400-1532 CE) vessels. Effigy cups with pointed noses have been identified with north coast Chimú culture, while wooden molds with such features have been recovered from as far as the south coast.
Adapted from
Kimberly L. Jones, PhD, Inca: Conquests of the Andes / Los Incas y las conquistas de los Andes, Label text [1967.4; 1983.W.1128; 1976.W.1130], 2015.
NOTES
- Chimú-Inka, Late Horizon, 1476-1534, updated by KJones in TMS on 11/29/13 and 03/10/16.
- Updated geography and dates in TMS to reflect Inca label -- Perú: Andean coast, A.D. 1440–1540.
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Artist/designers
Cultures
Chimú: AAT: 300017316
Inka (Inca): AAT: 300017326
Inca horizon: AAT: 300017352
Geography
Peru (nation): TGN: 1000056
Process/materials
silver (metal): AAT: 300011029
solder: AAT: 300010993
repoussé: AAT: 300054023
sheet metal: AAT: 300223016
annealing: AAT: 300053886
chasing (metalworking): AAT: 300054016
embossing (technique): AAT: 300053826
metalwork: AAT: 300015336
Historical periods
Late Horizon Period: AAT: 300017332
Individuals
Subject terms
vessels (containers): AAT: 300193015
cups (drinking vessels): AAT: ID: 300043202
ritual vessels: AAT: 300265801
shiny (shine): AAT: 300065244
figures (representations): 300189808
faces (animal or human components): AAT: 300251798
birds (animals): AAT: 300266506
birds (motifs): AAT: 300375751
avian (attribute / bird-like): DMA
beaks (animal components): AAT: 300400475
geometric motifs: AAT: 300009764
lines (geometric concept): AAT: 300056279
bands (decorative): DMA
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PROVENANCE
Until 1967: Andre Emmerich Inc., New York [1], [2]
From 1967: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, gift of the Junior Oak Cliff Society of Fine Arts, purchased from the above [1], [2], [3]
[1] The main source for this provenance is existing information in TMS. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The main source for this provenance is Letter from Merrill C. Rueppel, Director of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, to Andre Emmerich (dated June 08, 1967, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File).
[3] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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General Description
The silver cup represents the formal diversity associated with Late Horizon (1400-1532 CE) vessels. Effigy cups with pointed noses have been identified with north coast Chimú culture, while wooden molds with such features have been recovered from as far as the south coast.
Adapted from
Kimberly L. Jones, PhD, Inca: Conquests of the Andes / Los Incas y las conquistas de los Andes, Label text [1967.4; 1983.W.1128; 1976.W.1130], 2015.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Notes
- Chimú-Inka, Late Horizon, 1476-1534, updated by KJones in TMS on 11/29/13 and 03/10/16.
- Updated geography and dates in TMS to reflect Inca label -- Perú: Andean coast, A.D. 1440–1540.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Chimú: AAT: 300017316
Inka (Inca): AAT: 300017326
Inca horizon: AAT: 300017352
Geography
Peru (nation): TGN: 1000056
Process/materials
silver (metal): AAT: 300011029
solder: AAT: 300010993
repoussé: AAT: 300054023
sheet metal: AAT: 300223016
annealing: AAT: 300053886
chasing (metalworking): AAT: 300054016
embossing (technique): AAT: 300053826
metalwork: AAT: 300015336
Historical periods
Late Horizon Period: AAT: 300017332
Individuals
Subject terms
vessels (containers): AAT: 300193015
cups (drinking vessels): AAT: ID: 300043202
ritual vessels: AAT: 300265801
shiny (shine): AAT: 300065244
figures (representations): 300189808
faces (animal or human components): AAT: 300251798
birds (animals): AAT: 300266506
birds (motifs): AAT: 300375751
avian (attribute / bird-like): DMA
beaks (animal components): AAT: 300400475
geometric motifs: AAT: 300009764
lines (geometric concept): AAT: 300056279
bands (decorative): DMA
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1967: Andre Emmerich Inc., New York [1], [2]
From 1967: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, gift of the Junior Oak Cliff Society of Fine Arts, purchased from the above [1], [2], [3]
[1] The main source for this provenance is existing information in TMS. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The main source for this provenance is Letter from Merrill C. Rueppel, Director of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, to Andre Emmerich (dated June 08, 1967, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File).
[3] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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