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Source Description
This three-dimensional sculpture constructed of sheet gold may have served as the finial for a staff or baton. It represents a monkey holding a fruit.
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Document identity
localId
126801
label
Monkey Finial
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
126801
contentType
object
title
Monkey Finial
description
This three-dimensional sculpture constructed of sheet gold may have served as the finial for a staff or baton. It represents a monkey holding a fruit.
date
c. 800–1470
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79906422
genreSpecific
Metalwork
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 36.9 cm (14 1/2 in.)
cul
Peru, North Coast, Sicán or Chimú, 9th-15th Century
accession
1949.197
Source extras
tec
hammered and embossed gold alloy
tombstone
Monkey Finial, c. 800–1470. Peru, North Coast, Sicán or Chimú, 9th-15th Century. Hammered and embossed gold alloy; overall: 36.9 cm (14 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Albert Ford Memorial Fund, 1949.197
collection
AA - Andes
citations
citation
Milliken, William. "Pre-Columbian Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>37, no. 1 (January 1950): 10-11, 14-16.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 11; Mentioned: p. 15
creditline
James Albert Ford Memorial Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:32:39.184000
sourceId
126801
dept
Art of the Americas
coll
AA - Andes
med
hammered and embossed gold alloy
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1
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0
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photo
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