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T. Hewitt Myring (Thomas Hewitt Myring), Non-Indian, 1860-1916
Previous owner
T. Hewitt Myring (Thomas Hewitt Myring), Non-Indian, 1860-1916
Previous seller
T. Hewitt Myring (Thomas Hewitt Myring), Non-Indian, 1860-1916
Previous owner
Henry Vanden Bergh (Henry Van Den Berg/Henry Vanden Berg), Non-Indian, 1851-1937
Seller
Henry Vanden Bergh (Henry Van Den Berg/Henry Vanden Berg), Non-Indian, 1851-1937
Collection History
Excavated by Thomas Hewitt Myring (1860-1916, who was employed by a mining company with interests in South America), probably between 1908 and 1909; purchased by Henry Vanden Bergh (1851-1937, a Dutch margarine manufacturer and art collector living in London) from Thomas Myring in 1909; purchased by George Heye from Henry Vanden Bergh in 1927 in London, England.
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Place
Cerro Santa Ana (Cerro Constancia); Casa Grande; Ascope Province; La Libertad Region; Peru (inferred)