id:			135145
accession number:	1958.177
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1958.177
updated:		2024-08-08 15:14:46.489000

Spoon with Human Figure, c. 500–200 BCE. Peru, North Highlands, Chavín de Huantar(?), Chavín style. Hammered and cut gold; overall: 2.6 cm (1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tishman 1958.177

title:				Spoon with Human Figure
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creation date:			c. 500–200 BCE
creation date earliest:		-500
creation date latest:		-200
current location:		232 Andean
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tishman
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culture:	Peru, North Highlands, Chavín de Huantar(?), Chavín style
technique:	hammered and cut gold
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Andes
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 2.6 cm (1 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		25 Centuries of Peruvian Art
	opening date:   1961-10-03T04:00:00
	<i>25 Centuries of Peruvian Art</i>. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA (co-organizer) (October 3-November 3, 1961).

	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': 'Cincinnati, OH: The Taft Museum; 1950. " Ancient American Gold and Jade."', 'opening_date': '1950-01-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Dallas, TX: Neiman-Marcus Co.; 1959. " South American Fortnight." cat. no. 21, pg.10, no repr.', 'opening_date': '1959-01-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; October 4 - November 5, 1961.  "Twenty-five Centuries of Peruvian Art, 700B.C. - 1800 A.D." Cat. no. 6e.', 'opening_date': '1961-10-04T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'New York, NY: The Museum of Primitive Art; February 21- May 6, 1962. "Gods with Fangs: The Chavin Civilization of Peru."cat.no. 22, no repr.', 'opening_date': '1962-02-21T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; February 23-April 3, 1966.  "Treasures of Peruvian Gold,"  no objects in catalogue.', 'opening_date': '1966-02-23T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Juan Dalmau, Peru
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	Jospeh Brummer
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	Dr. Vladimir G. Simkhovitch
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	Juan Dalmau, Peru; Joseph Brummer; Dr. Vladimir G. Simkhovitch
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Brummer Gallery Records. Cloisters (Museum), n.d.
	page number: 	N3501
	url:		https://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16028coll9/id/11694/rec/1

	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. 399
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n419

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991.
	page number: 	Published as: 6
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1991/page/n21

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