Bird Pendant
https://clevelandart.org/art/1947.174
This elaborate bird pendant was worn. It features delicate herringbone moldings, open-work patterns, and wing details-all part of the wax model from which the pendant was cast using the lost-wax process. The dangles were attached after casting.
Artifact
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id
125204
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contentType
object
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| citation |
citation
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rights
CC0
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rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| wikidata |
wikidata
[
"Q60779392"
]
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| source |
source
import
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| accession |
accession
1947.174
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Source image fields (4)
| thumbnailUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1947.174/1947.174_web.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1947.174/1947.174_web.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1947.174/1947.174_web.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
Terms
Culture
Colombia, Muisca style
Technique
cast gold
Medium
cast gold
Genre
Metalwork
Department
Art of the Americas
Relations
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