id:			128181
accession number:	1951.173
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1951.173
updated:		2023-05-25 11:12:02.380000

Medallion, beads, and spindle whorls, 1000–1532 (medallion). Central Andes, North Coast, Chimú (medallion). Bronze, copper, silver; diameter: 6.4 x 0.8 cm (2 1/2 x 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1951.173

title:				Medallion, beads, and spindle whorls
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creation date:			1000–1532 (medallion)
creation date earliest:		1000
creation date latest:		1532
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creditline:			The Norweb Collection
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culture:	Central Andes, North Coast, Chimú (medallion)
technique:	bronze, copper, silver
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Andes
type:		Jewelry
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CREATORS

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measurements: Diameter: 6.4 x 0.8 cm (2 1/2 x 5/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Conserving the Past for the Future
	opening date:   2001-03-04T00:00:00
	<i>Conserving the Past for the Future</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 4-May 6, 2001).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Emery May Holden Norweb [1895-1984] and Raymond Henry Norweb [1894-1983], Cleveland OH, 1951, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1951
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1951
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fun fact:


digital description:
This medallion and dozens of smaller beads and spindle whorls arrived at the museum strung on modern cord. Pierced with a hole at the top, it could have been suspended from a necklace or attached to a backing, such as a textile. It comes from Peru’s north coast and was made in the late pre-Hispanic period; the dates of the smaller beads are less clear.

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RELATED WORKS

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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1951.173/1951.173_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1951.173/1951.173_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1951.173/1951.173_full.tif