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Monkey Finial

c. 800–1470
hammered and embossed gold alloy
Overall: 36.9 cm (14 1/2 in.)
James Albert Ford Memorial Fund 1949.197
Location: not on view
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Description

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.

Monkey Finial

c. 800–1470

Peru, North Coast, Sicán or Chimú, 9th-15th Century

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