Linked Shells Pendant
| Title | Linked Shells Pendant |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 900–1550 10th century |
| Medium | cast gold |
| Classification | Metalwork |
| Origin | Colombia, Muisca style Colombia |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Linked Shells Pendant, c. 900–1550. Colombia, Muisca style. Cast gold; overall: 2.4 x 7.2 x 0.6 cm (15/16 x 2 13/16 x 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. S. Ingalls, 1955.55 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Linked Shells Pendant” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated c. 900–1550. It is executed in cast gold and classified as metalwork. In this archive it sits within the mineralogy & geology tradition. 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. 900–1550. Explore the wider set of works from the 10th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Colombia, Muisca style. Browse more public-domain art from Colombia.
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Made available through the The Cleveland Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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