Female Figure
- Culture
- Inka
- Date
- 1476–1534
- Material
- Silver
- made in
- Peru, South America
- Classification
- Metalwork, sculpture
- Collection
- Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 2 1/2 x 5/8 x 9/16 in. (6.4 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of J. Lionberger Davis
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 168:1954
Provenance
- c. 1949-50
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 June 7, 1951 list of objects loaned to the Museum from J. Lionberger Davis, this object was "probably bought from Salazar in Peru in 1949 or 1950." A note found on the accession record 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.
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 June 7, 1951 list of objects loaned to the Museum from J. Lionberger Davis, this object was "probably bought from Salazar in Peru in 1949 or 1950." A note found on the accession record 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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