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Monkey Finial
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Monkey Finial

c. 800–1470 · hammered and embossed gold alloy

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

This three-dimensional sculpture constructed of sheet gold may have served as the finial for a staff or baton. It represents a monkey holding a fruit.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineMonkey Finial, c. 800–1470. Peru, North Coast, Sicán or Chimú, 9th-15th Century. Hammered and embossed gold alloy; overall: 36.9 cm (14 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Albert Ford Memorial Fund, 1949.197
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