Ornament
| Title | Ornament |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 300 BCE–100 CE 2nd century BCE |
| Medium | hammered and embossed gold-copper alloy |
| Classification | Jewelry |
| Origin | Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley?, Paracas, c. 300 BC-AD 100 Peru |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Ornament, c. 300 BCE–100 CE. Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley?, Paracas, c. 300 BC-AD 100. Hammered and embossed gold-copper alloy; overall: 8.8 x 4.8 cm (3 7/16 x 1 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1940.513 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Ornament” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated c. 300 BCE–100 CE. It is executed in hammered and embossed gold-copper alloy and classified as jewelry. 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 jewelry. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to c. 300 BCE–100 CE. Explore the wider set of works from the 2nd century BCE held in the archive.
The origin
Recorded origin: Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley?, Paracas, c. 300 BC-AD 100. Browse more public-domain art from Peru.
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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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