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Staff Head(?)
c. 400–700
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
The two-headed beast that crouches on the top of this object-perhaps a staff finial (head)-holds a human head or perhaps a mask between its paws. The silken surface and simple, elegant design identify the finial as of the International style, so-called because it crossed ancient boundaries and is found in Colombia as well as Costa Rica and Panama.
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Details
- Title: Staff Head(?)
- Date Created: c. 400–700
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 8.3 x 7.2 x 2.4 cm (3 1/4 x 2 13/16 x 15/16 in.)
- Type: Metalwork
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1944.319
- Medium: cast gold
- Department: Art of the Americas
- Culture: Colombia or Panama, International style, 5th-8th Century
- Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Collection: AA - Intermediate Region
- Accession Number: 1944.319
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