Model Shell
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Object Label
This fragment of an Inca king portrait series was commissioned by the Guarachi family, one of the most prominent indigenous families of viceregal Peru. The domestic display of paintings of the Inca rulers was outlawed in the viceroyalty between 1781 and 1821, following a series of native revolts. After 1824, the portraits acquired a new significance in post-independence Peru as national icons.
Caption
Model Shell, ca. 1836–1700 B.C.E.. Faience, 1 3/16 x 1 7/8 in. (3 x 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Peter Sharrer, 82.170.3. Creative Commons-BY
Gallery
Not on view
Gallery
Not on view
Title
Model Shell
Date
ca. 1836–1700 B.C.E.
Dynasty
late Dynasty 12 to early Dynasty 13
Period
Middle Kingdom
Geography
Place made: Egypt, Possible place made: Heliopolis (el-Matariya), Egypt
Medium
Faience
Classification
Dimensions
1 3/16 x 1 7/8 in. (3 x 4.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Peter Sharrer
Accession Number
82.170.3
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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