id:			128821
accession number:	1951.442
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1951.442
updated:		2025-02-09 01:41:06.218000

Double Bird-Headed Figure Pendant, c. 1000–1500. Costa Rica, Diquís region, 11th-16th century. Cast and hammered gold; overall: 7.2 x 9.4 cm (2 13/16 x 3 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Thirty-fifth anniversary gift in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, Gift of their daughter, Helen 1951.442

title:				Double Bird-Headed Figure Pendant
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creation date:			c. 1000–1500
creation date earliest:		1000
creation date latest:		1500
current location:		233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region
creditline:			Thirty-fifth anniversary gift in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, Gift of their daughter, Helen
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culture:	Costa Rica, Diquís region, 11th-16th century
technique:	cast and hammered gold
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Intermediate Region
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 7.2 x 9.4 cm (2 13/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	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:		Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum
	opening date:   1991-06-07T04:00:00
	<i>Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 8, 1991).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'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': 'Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; June 7-September 8, 1991. "Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates and Art Museum."', 'opening_date': '1991-06-07T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Correspondence from Samuel Lothrop to William Milliken, 18 December 1951, Box 26, Folder 9, William Mathewson Milliken Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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IMAGES

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