Hammered Gold Sheathing Fragment
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Hammered Gold Sheathing Fragment

TitleHammered Gold Sheathing Fragment
Date11th–16th century (?) 11th century
MediumGold
ClassificationMetal-Ornaments
OriginPeru (?) Peru
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineGift of Nathan Cummings, 1976
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Hammered Gold Sheathing Fragment” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 11th–16th century (?). It is executed in gold and classified as metal-ornaments. 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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