Medallion, beads, and spindle whorls (1000–1532 (medallion)): Art, History and Details

Medallion, beads, and spindle whorls (1000–1532 (medallion)) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

This medallion and dozens of smaller beads and spindle whorls arrived at the museum strung on modern cord. Pierced with a hole at the top, it could have been suspended from a necklace or attached to a backing, such as a textile. It comes from Peru’s north coast and was made in the late pre-Hispanic period; the dates of the smaller beads are less clear.

Object facts

• Title: Medallion, beads, and spindle whorls
• Date: 1000–1532 (medallion)
• Culture: Central Andes, North Coast, Chimú (medallion)
• Type: Jewelry
• Technique: bronze, copper, silver
• Dimensions: Diameter: 6.4 x 0.8 cm (2 1/2 x 5/16 in.)
• Collection: AA - Andes
• Department: Art of the Americas
• Accession number: 1951.173

Collection credit

The Norweb Collection

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