Bird Pendant
900–1550
- Medium
- cast gold
- Dimensions
- Overall: 11.7 x 10 x 2.9 cm (4 5/8 x 3 15/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
- Genre
- metalwork
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Colombia, Muisca style
About
This elaborate bird pendant was worn. It features delicate herringbone moldings, open-work patterns, and wing details-all part of the wax model from which the pendant was cast using the lost-wax process. The dangles were attached after casting.