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Source Description
This medallion and dozens of smaller beads and spindle whorls arrived at the museum strung on modern cord. Pierced with a hole at the top, it could have been suspended from a necklace or attached to a backing, such as a textile. It comes from Peru’s north coast and was made in the late pre-Hispanic period; the dates of the smaller beads are less clear.
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Document identity
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128181
label
Medallion, beads, and spindle whorls
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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128181
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object
title
Medallion, beads, and spindle whorls
description
This medallion and dozens of smaller beads and spindle whorls arrived at the museum strung on modern cord. Pierced with a hole at the top, it could have been suspended from a necklace or attached to a backing, such as a textile. It comes from Peru’s north coast and was made in the late pre-Hispanic period; the dates of the smaller beads are less clear.
date
1000–1532 (medallion)
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79908654
genreSpecific
Jewelry
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 6.4 x 0.8 cm (2 1/2 x 5/16 in.)
cul
Central Andes, North Coast, Chimú (medallion)
accession
1951.173
Source extras
tec
bronze, copper, silver
tombstone
Medallion, beads, and spindle whorls, 1000–1532 (medallion). Central Andes, North Coast, Chimú (medallion). Bronze, copper, silver; diameter: 6.4 x 0.8 cm (2 1/2 x 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1951.173
collection
AA - Andes
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The Norweb Collection
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2026-05-29 06:37:04.071000
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128181
dept
Art of the Americas
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AA - Andes
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bronze, copper, silver
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photo
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