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Source Description
Fine craftsmanship typifies the precious metal jewelry worn by the Moche elite. From cast decorative edgings, to hammered sheets of gold rolled into shafts, to the intricate inlays of semiprecious stones, these astonishing ornaments embellished members of the elite. Not only did the dazzling artworks glitter in the brilliant desert sun, symbolically bathing the wearer in the power of the golden orb, but their symbolic imagery and exceptional artistry enhanced the status and authority of the bejeweled person.
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Document identity
localId
80226
label
Ornament
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
80226
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Ornament
description
Fine craftsmanship typifies the precious metal jewelry worn by the Moche elite. From cast decorative edgings, to hammered sheets of gold rolled into shafts, to the intricate inlays of semiprecious stones, these astonishing ornaments embellished members of the elite. Not only did the dazzling artworks glitter in the brilliant desert sun, symbolically bathing the wearer in the power of the golden orb, but their symbolic imagery and exceptional artistry enhanced the status and authority of the bejeweled person.
provenance
Economos Works of Art; purchased by John G. Bourne, Santa Fe, New Mexico, between 1990 and 1999; given to Walters Art Museum, 2013.
date
100 BC- AD 600 (Early Intermediate)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
ornaments
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.2
height
13.4
depth
2.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 7/16 x W: 5 1/4 x D: 7/8 in. (6.2 x 13.4 x 2.2 cm)
Source extras
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Moche
med
gold alloy
creator_ids
8562
collection_ids
AME
exhibition_ids
2988
3381
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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