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There seems to be a link between Chavín religion and appearance of the Andes’ first large precious-metal objects, made using revolutionary new metallurgical processes. Chavín may have developed these technical innovations to express the inexpressible, the "wholly other" nature of its religion. In many areas, elite men and women wore the ornaments as emblems of their ties to this religion, and eventually were buried with them. These 16 objects, along with three others not in the museum’s collection, are said to have come as a group from Chavín itself.
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135150
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Nose Ornament
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object
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135150
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object
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Nose Ornament
description
There seems to be a link between Chavín religion and appearance of the Andes’ first large precious-metal objects, made using revolutionary new metallurgical processes. Chavín may have developed these technical innovations to express the inexpressible, the "wholly other" nature of its religion. In many areas, elite men and women wore the ornaments as emblems of their ties to this religion, and eventually were buried with them. These 16 objects, along with three others not in the museum’s collection, are said to have come as a group from Chavín itself.
date
c. 500–200 BCE
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q60741280
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Metalwork
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1
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dimensionsRaw
Overall: 3.2 x 9.6 cm (1 1/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
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Peru, North Highlands, Chavín de Huantar(?), Chavín style
accession
1958.181
Source extras
tec
cut and hammered gold
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Nose Ornament, c. 500–200 BCE. Peru, North Highlands, Chavín de Huantar(?), Chavín style. Cut and hammered gold; overall: 3.2 x 9.6 cm (1 1/4 x 3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tishman, 1958.181
collection
AA - Andes
citations
citation
The Brummer Gallery Records. Cloisters (Museum), n.d.
page_number
N3505
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tishman
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2026-05-29 06:54:39.364000
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135150
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Art of the Americas
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AA - Andes
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cut and hammered gold
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