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Circular with openwork earring pendants
Nariño Plateau - Late Period600/1700
Museo del Oro, Bogotá
Bogota, Colombia
This eight-pointed star which represents the sun, according to the present-day Nariño indians, is one of the emblematic motifs of ancient art from this region. In this particular case it was made of silver, the metal that symbolises the moon.
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Details
- Title: Circular with openwork earring pendants
- Creator: Nariño Plateau - Late Period
- Creator Lifespan: 600/1700
- Creator Nationality: Colombia
- Creator Death Place: Colombia
- Creator Birth Place: Colombia
- Date: 600/1700
- Physical Dimensions: w171 mm
- Type: Goldwork
- External Link: Cosmology and Symbolism room
- Technique: Hammered in silver and copper alloy with openwork
- Finding: Colombia, Nariño, Ipiales
- Accession number: O31640-O31641
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