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Llama effigy
Inka
Late Horizon
A.D. 1450–1550
Object Place: Peru, Southern Highlands
Medium/Technique
Silver alloy
Dimensions
4.5 x 1 x 4.5 cm (1 3/4 x 3/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Landon T. Clay
Accession Number1995.157
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsRitual objects
DescriptionCast and hammered silver alloy male llama effigy.
ProvenanceMay 12-13, 1983, anonymous sale (Important Pre-Columbian Art), Sotheby's, New York, lot 152, to Landon T. Clay, New Hampshire; 1995, gift of Landon T. Clay to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 21, 1995)