Pendant
400–700
Maker Unknown
Art of the Americas
Pendant, 400–700. Panama, International style, 5th-7th century. Cast gold; overall: 7.5 x 4.2 cm (2 15/16 x 1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1952.325 Panning for gold was viewed as a sacred activity among the ancient inhabitants of Costa Rica and Panama.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Metalwork
- Formatted Medium
- cast gold
- Dimensions
- Overall: 7.5 x 4.2 cm (2 15/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
- Departments
- Art of the Americas
- Accession Number
- 1952.325
- Credit Line
- The Norweb Collection
- Exhibitions
- Science Within Art, Science within Art, Science Within Art, Sacred Symbols: Three Thousand Years of Native American Art [FRAME], Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; February 23-April 3, 1966. "Treasures of Peruvian Gold." <br><br> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 1980. Beachwood, OH:Beachwood Museum; 1980. "Science Within Art." Pg. 39, black and white repr. pg. 39. full written entry on piece.<br><br>Montpellier, France: Musee Fabre; July 16- September 29, 2002.Rouen, France: Musee des Beaux Arts; October 24, 2002- January 13, 2003. Lyon, Frnace: Musee des Beaux-Arts; February 19- April 28, 2003. Rennes, Frnace: Musee des Beaux-Arts; May 27- August 18, 2003. Minneapolis, MN: Minneapolis Institute of Arts; October 26, 2003- January 11, 2004.FRAME exhibition-"Sacred Symbols: Three Thousand Years of Native American Art."
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region
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