Plaque (600–900): Art, History and Details
Plaque at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 600–900, bronze. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Plaque (600–900) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
In the center of this plaque is a frontal human figure, wearing a cross-hatched shirt; a geometrically patterned robe; and a tall, conical helmet. He is flanked by spotted felines with long, curling tails, positioned above fields of patterning. The plaque belongs to a group of about ten closely similar pieces that constitutes the artistic high point of metallurgy in the southern Andes.
Object facts
- Title: Plaque
- Date: 600–900
- Culture: Argentina, La Aguada
- Type: Metalwork
- Technique: bronze
- Dimensions: Overall: 12.8 x 14 cm (5 1/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
- Collection: AA - Andes
- Department: Art of the Americas
- Accession number: 1991.164
Collection credit
James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund
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