Pendant

Culture: Vicús
Period: Early Intermediate period, c.200 BCE–600 CE
Date: c.300 BCE–300 CE
Material: Gold (fabricated)
associated with: Morropon, Piura department, Peru, South America
Classification: Jewelry & personal accessories, metalwork
Collection: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 1 15/16 x 4 3/4 in. (4.9 x 12.1 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Morton D. May
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 214:1978

- 1967
D'Arcy Galleries, New York, NY, USA

1967 - 1978
Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from D'Arcy Galleries [1]

1978 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [2]

Notes:
[1] An invoice dated May 5, 1967 from D'Arcy Galleries to Morton D. May documents this purchase, listed as "#2107 / Round pendant (rattle) showing a triple-faced feline deity, gold / from Vicus / Peru, very early Mochica (400-200 B.C.) / 5" in diameter" [May Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum].

[2] A letter dated September 29, 1978 from Morton D. May to James N. Wood, director of the Saint Louis Art Museum, includes the offer of this object as part of a larger donation [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 13, 1978.

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