Ornament with Figure
https://clevelandart.org/art/1944.291
Affixed to a section of white shell is the image of a Wari dignitary, assembled of carefully carved mosaic elements. The purple and pink shapes are made of shell, while the green is serpentine. The spots on the figure's tunic are probably pyrite, which was originally smooth an...
Artifact
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id
123779
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contentType
object
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| citation |
citation
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rights
CC0
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rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| wikidata |
wikidata
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"Q60757019"
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| source |
source
import
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| accession |
accession
1944.291
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Source image fields (4)
| thumbnailUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1944.291/1944.291_web.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1944.291/1944.291_web.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1944.291/1944.291_web.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
Terms
Culture
Central Andes, Wari style
Technique
shell, stone, and metal (silver?)
Genre
Jewelry
Department
Art of the Americas
Relations
belongs_to