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Armband Depicting Horse and Rider with Animals

A work made of gold.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of gold.

Date:

16th century, after 1532

Artist:

Inca
Probably vicinity of Cuzco, Peru

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.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Culture

Inca

Title

Armband Depicting Horse and Rider with Animals

Place

Peru (Object made in)

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1532–1600

Medium

Gold

Dimensions

254 × 6.2 cm (10 × 2 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Kate S. Buckingham Endowment

Reference Number

1955.2608

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