Detail View: The AMICA Library: Spatula with Carved Lizard
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1955.83
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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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, Wari
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Title:
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Spatula with Carved Lizard
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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. 500-900
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Creation Start Date:
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500
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Creation End Date:
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900
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Materials and Techniques:
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bone with shell inlay
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Style or Period:
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Peru, Wari
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Creation Place:
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Peru
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 11.8cm x 2.6cm
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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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1955.83
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Credit Line:
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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Rights:
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Context:
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Bone spatulas were probably used for scooping or blending powdered materials, such as lime for chewing with coca.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1955.83.tif
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