id:			132031
accession number:	1954.594
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1954.594
updated:		2025-02-09 02:01:23.522000

Staff Head, 400–1000 CE. Colombia, Sinú style. Cast gold; overall: 6.7 x 3 x 8.2 cm (2 5/8 x 1 3/16 x 3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1954.594

title:				Staff Head
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creation date:			400–1000 CE
creation date earliest:		400
creation date latest:		1000
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Colombia, Sinú style
technique:	cast gold
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Intermediate Region
type:		Metalwork
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 6.7 x 3 x 8.2 cm (2 5/8 x 1 3/16 x 3 1/4 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).

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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': 'Dallas, TX: Neiman-Marcus Co.; October 19-31, 1959. "South American Fortnight."', 'opening_date': '1931-10-19T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	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. 295
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n319

	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. 295
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n319

	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. 398
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n418

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IMAGES

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