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Tupu with a mythical beast finial,
400–800 CE

Tiwanaku

Middle Horizon

2014-15

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Title

Tupu with a mythical beast finial

Dates

400–800 CE

Medium

Cast silver with modern inlay of stone and shell

Dimensions

22.9 × 2.4 × 1.6 cm (9 × 15/16 × 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund and Peter Jay Sharp, Class of 1952, Fund

Object Number

2014-15

Place Made

South America, Bolivia

Period

Middle horizon

Type

pins (jewelry), finials

Materials

silver, stone, shell

Techniques

casting (process), inlay (process)

Subject

rituals (events), mythical or legendary beings

"Acquisitions of the Princeton University Art Museum 2014", <em>Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University </em>74 (2015): p. 55-77., p. 76

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Tiwanaku, Middle Horizon, 400–800 CE, Bolivia, Andes, Tupu with a mythical beast finial. Cast silver with modern inlay of stone and shell; 22.9 × 2.4 × 1.6 cm. Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund and Peter Jay Sharp, Class of 1952, Fund (2014-15) https://artmuseum-beta.princeton.edu/art/collections/objects/101120

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