Object Title
Chimú Vessel with Armadillo Motif
Measurements
4 1/2 × 5 1/4 in. (11.4 × 13.3 cm)
Creation Date
AD 1300-1532
Credit Line
Gift of Henry Willard Lende, Jr.
Museum Name
Museum Contact
Lucía Abramovich Sánchez (lucia.abramovich@samuseum.org)
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://sanantonio.emuseum.com/objects/24025/chimu-vessel-with-armadillo-motif?ctx=a7e9ea38-0fb3-46e1-bc66-71a4db6d10aa&idx=3
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
age prior to AD 1550
Provenance Information
with Henry Willard Lende, Jr (1937-2016), San Antonio, TX, by 2016; by gift of the estate of Henry Willard Lende, Jr. to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 2018
Exhibition Information
N/A
Publication Information
N/A
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
This object was a gift of the estate of Henry Willard Lende, Jr. (1937-2016) of San Antonio TX, who left behind no records concerning the provenance of this object. SAMA accepted the object with incomplete provenance to make it publicly accessible. This small jar in the shape of an armadillo has drilled holes for suspension. It is unique among SAMA’s pieces in the Art of the Americas before 1521 collection.