Bird-Man Pendant
| Title | Bird-Man Pendant |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 700–1550 8th century |
| Medium | cast and hammered gold |
| Classification | Metalwork |
| Origin | Western Panama, or Diquís, Costa Rica, Veraguas-Gran Chiriquí or Diquís Style, 8th-16th Century Western Panama |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Bird-Man Pendant, c. 700–1550. Western Panama, or Diquís, Costa Rica, Veraguas-Gran Chiriquí or Diquís Style, 8th-16th Century. Cast and hammered gold; overall: 7.6 x 6.7 x 2 cm (3 x 2 5/8 x 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. R. Henry Norweb in memory of Roberta Holden Bole, 1949.557 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Bird-Man Pendant” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated c. 700–1550. It is executed in cast and hammered gold and classified as metalwork. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Catalogued as metalwork. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to c. 700–1550. Explore the wider set of works from the 8th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Western Panama, or Diquís, Costa Rica, Veraguas-Gran Chiriquí or Diquís Style, 8th-16th Century. Browse more public-domain art from Western Panama.
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