№ 049 · Medieval

Shield With Owl Figure

Moche artist(s) · 500–800 CE

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Shield With Owl Figure — still image

Facts

Maker
Moche artist(s)
Year
500–800 CE
Material
Gilded copper, silvered copper, shell, beads, fibers
Dimensions
26.7 × 26.7 × 2.5 cm
Origin
Americas and Oceania
On display at
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Source
The Met
License
CC0 1.0
Attribution
Bequest of Jane Costello Goldberg, from the Collection of Arnold I. Goldberg, 1986

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