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Miniature funerary bundle

1100–1470 CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 361

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Miniature funerary bundle
  • Artist: Chimú or Chancay artist(s)
  • Date: 1100–1470 CE
  • Geography: Peru, North or Central Coast
  • Culture: Chimú or Chancay
  • Medium: Gilded silver
  • Dimensions: 10 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (27.3 × 3.8 cm)
  • Classification: Metal-Ornaments
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Cummings, 1964
  • Object Number: 64.228.687
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
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