Llama Figurine

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

true

AMICA ID:

CMA_.1955.374

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CMA_.1955.374

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

2002

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2002

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

false

Creator Nationality:

South American; Pre-Columbian; Inca

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South American; Pre-Columbian; Inca

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Peru, Bolivia, Chile or Ecuador, Inka style (1400-1532)

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Peru, Bolivia, Chile or Ecuador, Inka style (1400-1532)

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Llama Figurine

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Llama Figurine

Title

false

Title Type:

Primary

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Primary

Title Type

false

View:

Full View

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Full View

View

false

Creation Date:

1400-1532

oct

1400-1532

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1400

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1400

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1532

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1532

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

hammered gold

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hammered gold

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Metalwork

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Metalwork

Classification Term

false

Style or Period:

Peru, Bolivia, Chile or Ecuador, Inka style (1400-1532)

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Peru, Bolivia, Chile or Ecuador, Inka style (1400-1532)

Style or Period

false

Dimensions:

Overall: 5.2cm

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Overall: 5.2cm

Dimensions

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Cleveland Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

1955.374

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1955.374

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

Gift of W. J. Gordon

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Gift of W. J. Gordon

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html

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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>

Rights

false

Context:

Precious metal was a major Inka artistic medium, but most was melted down after the conquest to fund the Spanish court's activities. The sole remains of this great art form are miniatures buried in tombs and in offerings made at sacred places in the landscape. Figurines like the two gold examples have been found at shrines on hallowed, snow-capped peaks, where they accompanied child sacrifices. Such offerings were made during times of crisis, such as during famine or when a new ruler took the throne. The silver agricultural figurine-its body covered with fruits and vegetables-may have been made after the Spanish conquest.

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<P>Precious metal was a major Inka artistic medium, but most was melted down after the conquest to fund the Spanish court's activities. The sole remains of this great art form are miniatures buried in tombs and in offerings made at sacred places in the landscape. Figurines like the two gold examples have been found at shrines on hallowed, snow-capped peaks, where they accompanied child sacrifices. Such offerings were made during times of crisis, such as during famine or when a new ruler took the throne. The silver agricultural figurine-its body covered with fruits and vegetables-may have been made after the Spanish conquest.</p>

Context

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