The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 28, 2024

Monkey Finial

Monkey Finial

c. 800–1470
Location: not on view

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.
  • Brummer Collection
    Brummer Collection
  • New York, NY: Museum of Modern Art; January 26-March 26, 1954. "Ancient Arts of the Andes." exh. cat. repr. in black and white, p. 89, fig. 101.
  • {{cite web|title=Monkey Finial|url=false|author=|year=c. 800–1470|access-date=28 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1949.197