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Document identity
localId
127774
label
Mask Ornament
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
127774
contentType
object
title
Mask Ornament
date
c. 700–1550
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79908020
genreSpecific
Metalwork
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 11.9 x 11.2 x 2.5 cm (4 11/16 x 4 7/16 x 1 in.)
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Southern Costa Rica, (Rio Grande de Térraba, Diquís Region), Diquís Style, 8th-16th Century
accession
1950.417
Source extras
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hammered and cut gold
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Mask Ornament, c. 700–1550. Southern Costa Rica, (Rio Grande de Térraba, Diquís Region), Diquís Style, 8th-16th Century. Hammered and cut gold; overall: 11.9 x 11.2 x 2.5 cm (4 11/16 x 4 7/16 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1950.417
collection
AA - Intermediate Region
didYouKnow
Panning for gold was viewed as a sacred activity among the ancient inhabitants of Costa Rica and Panama.
citations
citation
Stone, Doris. <em>Orfebreria pre-colombina: exhibición de la torre de oro</em>. 1951.
page_number
pp. 10, 13
citation
Molina de Lines, María, and Jorge A. Lines. <em>Costa Rica: monumentos históricos y arqueológicos</em> [por] María Molina de Lines y Jorge A. Lines. 1967.
creditline
The Norweb Collection
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2026-05-29 06:34:55.946000
sourceId
127774
dept
Art of the Americas
coll
AA - Intermediate Region
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hammered and cut gold
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1
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0
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photo
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