Pectoral (Chest Ornament)
1–800
Maker Unknown
Art of the Americas
Pectoral (Chest Ornament), 1–800. Isthmian Region (Colombia), Calima, Yotoco period. Gold, hammered; overall: 22.7 x 28.5 x 2.9 cm (8 15/16 x 11 1/4 x 1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2015.2 Calima bilobed pectorals are among the largest torso ornaments ever made in the ancient Americas.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Metalwork
- Formatted Medium
- gold, hammered
- Dimensions
- Overall: 22.7 x 28.5 x 2.9 cm (8 15/16 x 11 1/4 x 1 1/8 in.)
- Departments
- Art of the Americas
- Accession Number
- 2015.2
- Credit Line
- Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
- Exhibitions
- Recent Acquisitions, The Cleveland Museum of Art (03/17/2018-06/06/2018): "Recent Acquisitions 2014-2017"
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region
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