Detail View: The AMICA Library: Headdress Ornament
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1940.509
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AMICA Library Year:
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2001
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Object Type:
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Costume and Jewelry
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Creator Nationality:
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South American; Peruvian
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Peru, South Coast, Paracas
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Title:
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Headdress Ornament
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 300 BC-AD 200
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Creation Start Date:
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-300
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Creation End Date:
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200
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Materials and Techniques:
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hammered and embossed gold-copper alloy
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Classification Term:
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Jewelry
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Creation Place:
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Peru, South Coast
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 27.4cm x 9.3cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1940.509
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Credit Line:
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The Norweb Collection
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Rights:
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Context:
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Gold ornaments have been discovered among the innermost wrappings of Paracas mummy-bundles, and were probably personal possessions of the deceased. The embossed image in the center of each ornament is a deity face, characterized by protruding eyes and a grinning, toothy mouth. Snakelike appendages emanate from the face. Figures embroidered on Paracas garments are frequently depicted with similarly shaped ornaments, either worn above the forehead or brandished in one hand.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1940.509.TIF
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