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Source Description
Technologically, this pectoral (chest plaque) is unlike the other gold shown in this case. Rather than being cast of molten metal, it was made by hammering metal into a thin sheet. Costa Rican and Panamanian metalsmiths favored casting, but they were skilled in hammering, a technology better suited to creating large objects with glittering, reflective surfaces. The import of the breast-like protrusions is unknown.
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Document identity
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127723
label
Disk-Shaped Chest Plaque
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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127723
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object
title
Disk-Shaped Chest Plaque
description
Technologically, this pectoral (chest plaque) is unlike the other gold shown in this case. Rather than being cast of molten metal, it was made by hammering metal into a thin sheet. Costa Rican and Panamanian metalsmiths favored casting, but they were skilled in hammering, a technology better suited to creating large objects with glittering, reflective surfaces. The import of the breast-like protrusions is unknown.
date
c. 700–1550
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60753392
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Metalwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 19.8 x 19.6 x 2.5 cm (7 13/16 x 7 11/16 x 1 in.)
cul
Costa Rica or Panama
accession
1950.386
Source extras
tec
hammered gold
tombstone
Disk-Shaped Chest Plaque, c. 700–1550. Costa Rica or Panama. Hammered gold; overall: 19.8 x 19.6 x 2.5 cm (7 13/16 x 7 11/16 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Newton D. Baker in memory of her husband, Newton D. Baker, 1950.386
collection
AA - Intermediate Region
creditline
Gift of Mrs. Newton D. Baker in memory of her husband, Newton D. Baker
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2026-05-29 06:34:38.636000
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127723
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Art of the Americas
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AA - Intermediate Region
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hammered gold
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photo
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