File:Clevelandart 1944.291.jpg
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Summary
Ornament with Figure
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| Title |
Ornament with Figure |
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| Description |
Affixed to a section of white shell is the image of a Wari dignitary, assembled of carefully carved mosaic elements. The purple and pink shapes are made of shell, while the green is serpentine. The spots on the figure's tunic are probably pyrite, which was originally smooth and reflective. |
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| Date | 600 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Shell, stone, and metal (silver?) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 6.6 x 3.6 cm (2 5/8 x 1 7/16 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current location |
Art of the Americas |
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| Accession number |
1944.291 |
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| Place of creation | Central Andes, Wari style | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1944.291 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensing
 
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This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. |
| The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of their rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
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This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project with the Cleveland Museum of Art. See the Open Access at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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| current | 07:47, 21 January 2019 | | 3,082 × 3,400 (5.98 MB) | Madreiling | pattypan 18.02 |
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