Plaque Item Number: Sf592 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A round, gilded metal plaque with a raised centre. Two holes near the edge in the same quadrant of the disc. There is a lightly incised design in a slightly recessed border around the raised centre.
History Of Use
This disc is very similar in form to one described in Lechtman (Fig.2) which is made of a tertiary alloy of copper, silver and gold, and given a golden surface by the technique of deplection gilding. The use of such discs is not clear although the holes suggest they were attached to some backing or suspended.
Narrative
Chimu style, Late Intermediate Period; 900-1476 C.E.
Item History
What
- Name
- Plaque
- Identification Number
- Sf592
- Type of Item
- plaque
- Material
- copper metal, gold metal and silver metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- hammered, cut, embossed and gilded
- Overall
- height 0.7 cm, diameter 8.2 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 900 and 1476
- Collection Date
- between 1949 and 1966
- Ownership Date
- before May 4, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on May 4, 1981
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 0711/0094