Llama Figurine
Peru, Bolivia, Chile or Ecuador, Inka style (1400-1532) · 1400–1532 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Precious metal was a major Inka artistic medium, but most was melted down after the conquest to fund the Spanish court. The sole remains are small-scale objects from tombs and offerings. Figurines in gold, like this one, have been found at shrines on sacred mountain peaks, where they accompanied child sacrifices in offerings made during times of crisis, such as famine.
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- Maker
- Peru, Bolivia, Chile or Ecuador, Inka style (1400-1532)
- Date
- 1400–1532
- Medium
- hammered gold
- Dimensions
- Overall: 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.)
- Place of origin
- Peru
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · On view · 232 Andean
- Credit line
- Gift of W. J. Gordon
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0