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Bird Bead
c. 900-1550
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Muisca metalwork divides into two categories: ornaments to be worn, such as these, and offering figurines, in the case to the right. The elaborate bird pendant features delicate herringbone moldings, openwork patterns, and wing details-all part of the wax model from which the pendant was cast (see nearby computer animation). The dangles were attached after casting.
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Details
- Title: Bird Bead
- Date Created: c. 900-1550
- Type: Jewelry
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1949.190.k
- Medium: cast gold
- Department: Art of the Americas
- Culture: Colombia, Muisca style, 10th-16th century
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness in memory of Mrs. Stephen V. Harkness
- Collection: AA - Intermediate Region
- Accession Number: 1949.190.k
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