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Chimú

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Caption

Chimú. Head, 1000–1500. Gold, 3 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4in. (8.6 x 7 x 7cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.224.21. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Chimú

Title

Head

Date

1000–1500

Period

Late Intermediate Period

Medium

Gold

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

3 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4in. (8.6 x 7 x 7cm)

Credit Line

Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.

Accession Number

86.224.21

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Artists and makers

Chimú

299 works in the collection