id:			124632
accession number:	1946.117
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1946.117
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:02.477000

Plaque, c. 500–200 BCE. Peru, North Coast, Chongoyape(?), Chavín style (900-200 BCE). Hammered and cut gold; overall: 21.8 x 10.8 cm (8 9/16 x 4 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1946.117

title:				Plaque
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creation date:			c. 500–200 BCE
creation date earliest:		-500
creation date latest:		-200
current location:		232 Andean
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Peru, North Coast, Chongoyape(?), Chavín style (900-200 BCE)
technique:	hammered and cut gold
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Andes
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 21.8 x 10.8 cm (8 9/16 x 4 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Imagination of Primitive Man
	opening date:   1962-01-18T05:00:00
	<i>The Imagination of Primitive Man</i>. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO (organizer) (January 18-February 25, 1962).

	title:		Treasures of Peruvian Gold
	opening date:   1966-02-23T05:00:00
	<i>Treasures of Peruvian Gold</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 23-April 3, 1966).

	title:		Peru: Les Incas
	opening date:   1990-09-21T04:00:00
	<i>Peru: Les Incas</i>. Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium (organizer) (September 21, 1990-January 20, 1991).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Cincinnati, OH: The Taft Museum; October 6- November Ancient 19, 1950. "American Gold and Jade." cat.no. 42, pg 18, no repr.', 'opening_date': '1950-01-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'New York, NY: The Museum of Modern Art; 1954. "Ancient Arts of the Andes."', 'opening_date': '1954-01-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Dallas, TX: Neiman-Marcus Co.; 1959. "South American Fortnight." no repr.', 'opening_date': '1959-01-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Kansas City, MO: William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art; January 18-February25, 1962.  "The Imagination of Primitive Man", cat. no. 267, p. 160, no repr. January 3, 1962. (shipping request date).', 'opening_date': '1962-01-03T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; February 23-April 3, 1966.  "Treasures of Peruvian Gold."', 'opening_date': '1966-02-23T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Brussells, Belgium: Museum royaux d\'art; September 13, 1990.(the shipping date) exhibition catalogue- "Peru- Les Incas".', 'opening_date': '1990-09-13T00:00:00'}

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 345
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n66

	William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art and Mary Atkins Museum of Fine Arts, and Ralph T. Coe. <em>The Imagination of Primitive Man: A Survey of the Arts of the Non-Literate Peoples of the World</em>. Kansas City, Mo: The Museum, 1962.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 160, cat. no. 267
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 296
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n320

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 296
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n320

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 399
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n419

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 6
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1991/page/n21

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