Detail View: The AMICA Library: Eagle Ornament
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1947.290
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Mixtec
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Mexican, Oaxaca, Mixtec style
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Title:
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Eagle Ornament
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 1200-1519
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Creation Start Date:
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1200
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Creation End Date:
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1519
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Materials and Techniques:
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silver
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Classification Term:
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Metalwork
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Style or Period:
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Mexican, Oaxaca, Mixtec style
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Dimensions:
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Diameter: 2.2cm, Overall: 0.7cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1947.290
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Credit Line:
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James Albert Ford Memorial Fund
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Rights:
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Context:
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An additional ornament probably once dangled from the eagle's beak. Similar jewelry has been found in high status Mixtec tombs at Zaachila and at Monte Albán, a Zapotec site controlled by the Mixtec after about AD 750. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.AM20020418.tif
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