id: 124333 accession number: 1945.31 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1945.31 updated: 2023-01-10 22:25:53.453000 Male Figurine, 1400–1532. Peru, Lambayeque Valley, Inka style (1400-1532). Hammered gold; overall: 6.4 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm (2 1/2 x 7/8 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1945.31 title: Male Figurine title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1400–1532 creation date earliest: 1400 creation date latest: 1532 current location: 232 Andean creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund copyright: --- culture: Peru, Lambayeque Valley, Inka style (1400-1532) technique: hammered gold department: Art of the Americas collection: AA - Andes type: Metalwork find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 6.4 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm (2 1/2 x 7/8 x 9/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Art of the Americas opening date: 1945-11-09T05:00:00 Art of the Americas. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 9, 1945-January 6, 1946). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; November 9 1945-January 6 1946. "Art of the Americas."

Dallas, TX: Neiman-Marcus Co.; October 19 - 31, 1959. "South American Fortnight." exh. cat. no. 26. --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: Precious metal was a major Inka artistic medium, but most was melted down after the conquest to fund the Spanish court. The sole remains are small-scale objects from tombs and offerings. Figurines like this have been found at shrines on sacred mountain peaks, where they accompanied child sacrifices in offerings made during times of crisis, such as famine. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1945.31/1945.31_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1945.31/1945.31_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1945.31/1945.31_full.tif