id: 127247 accession number: 1949.562 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1949.562 updated: 2023-03-08 14:59:13.326000 Agricultural Figurine, 1400–1532. Peru, Inka style (1400-1532). Cast silver; overall: 5 x 1.4 cm (1 15/16 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Wise 1949.562 title: Agricultural 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: Gift of John Wise copyright: --- culture: Peru, Inka style (1400-1532) technique: cast silver department: Art of the Americas collection: AA - Andes type: Sculpture find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 5 x 1.4 cm (1 15/16 x 9/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Rain of the Moon: Silver in Ancient Peru opening date: 2000-11-03T00:00:00 Rain of the Moon: Silver in Ancient Peru. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (organizer) (November 3, 2000-April 29, 2001). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * New York, NY: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; November 3, 2000- April 22, 2001. "Rain of the Moon: Silver in Ancient Peru." exh. cat. no. 81, p. 62. --- 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. The body of the figurine is covered with fruits and vegetables and may have been made after the Spanish conquest. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1949.562/1949.562_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1949.562/1949.562_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1949.562/1949.562_full.tif