The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 16, 2024
Headdress Ornament
c. 300 BCE–200 CE
Overall: 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.)
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1938.432
Location: not on view
Description
Gold ornaments have been discovered among the innermost wrappings of Paracas mummy-bundles, and were probably personal possessions of the deceased. The embossed image in the center of each ornament is a deity face, characterized by protruding eyes and a grinning, toothy mouth. Snakelike appendages emanate from the face. Figures embroidered on Paracas garments are frequently depicted with similarly shaped ornaments, either worn above the forehead or brandished in one hand.- Art of the Americas. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 9, 1945-January 6, 1946).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1938.432