The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Gold Sheet Ornament

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Gold Sheet Ornament

Geography:: Peru
Culture:: Peruvian
Medium:: Gold (hammered)
Dimensions:: H x W: 7 1/4 x 2 3/16 in. (18.4 x 5.5 cm)
Classification:: Metal-Ornaments
Credit Line:: Gift of Nathan Cummings, 1964
Accession Number:: 64.228.370

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Provenance

Bruno J. Wassermann-San Blas Collection, Buenos Aires, Argentina, acquired by 1938, until 1954; Nathan Cummings, Chicago, 1954–1964
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Who
Peruvian (315)
What
Metal (59,364)

Gold (12,457)
Where
South America (4,531)

Peru (3,460)
When
1000 B.C.-A.D. 1 (23,148)
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Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas (11,467)

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