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Lime Dipper with Janus Figure

Culture
Chimú
Date
c.1300–1438
Material
Gold, turquoise
made in
Peru, South America
Current Location
Not on view
Dimensions
7/8 x 5/16 x 6 3/4 in. (2.2 x 0.8 x 17.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of J. Lionberger Davis
Rights
Public Domain
Object Number
152:1954
- 1940
A. Salazar, Lima, Peru

c.1949–50 - 1954
J. Lionberger Davis (1878–1973), St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased from A. Salazar [1]

1954 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by J. Lionberger Davis [2]


Notes:
[1] According to a list of objects given to the museum by J. Lionberger Davis, this object was purchased from "Salazar in Peru in 1940." A note found on the accession further identifies it was purchased from "A. Salazar, Lima, Peru" [SLAM document files].

[2] A letter dated December 15, 1954 from Perry T. Rathbone, director of the City Art Museum, to Davis acknowledges the gift of this object as part of a larger donation [Director's Office, Donor Files, Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum]. Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, December 9, 1954.

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