About this artwork
[This] flat sheet of gold ornament…demonstrate(s) the continuity of style and technique in the goldwork of Peru. The piece is important because it can be dated by the representation of a Spaniard in armor, seated on a horse, as having been made just at the time of the conquest. The artist indicated his unfamiliarited with a horse by portraying it with the cloven hooves of a llama. The feline, monkey, and bird motifs, all of which ad been used from the time of the Chavin horizon, are depicted with more assurance.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Arts of the Americas
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Culture
- Inca
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Title
- Armband Depicting Horse and Rider with Animals
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Place
- Peru (Object made in)
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Date
- 1532–1600
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Medium
- Gold
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Dimensions
- 254 × 6.2 cm (10 × 2 7/16 in.)
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Credit Line
- Kate S. Buckingham Endowment
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Reference Number
- 1955.2608
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/91892/manifest.json