id:			132936
accession number:	1955.374
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1955.374
updated:		2023-01-11 00:17:44.680000

Llama Figurine, 1400–1532. Peru, Bolivia, Chile or Ecuador, Inka style (1400-1532). Hammered gold; overall: 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of W. J. Gordon 1955.374

title:				Llama Figurine
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creation date:			1400–1532
creation date earliest:		1400
creation date latest:		1532
current location:		232 Andean
creditline:			Gift of W. J. Gordon
copyright:			

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culture:	Peru, Bolivia, Chile or Ecuador, Inka style (1400-1532)
technique:	hammered gold
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Andes
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Juxtapositions
	opening date:   1965-09-11T04:00:00
	<i>Juxtapositions</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (September 11-October 10, 1965).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; June 8-September 4, 1956.  "Monumental Sculpture in Miniature."<br><br>Dallas, TX: Neiman-Marcus Co.; October 19-31, 1959. "South American Fortnight."<br><br>Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; February 23-April 3, 1966.  "Treasures of Peruvian Gold."

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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. Figurines in gold, like this one, have been found at shrines on sacred mountain peaks, where they accompanied child sacrifices in offerings made during times of crisis, such as famine.
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