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Diadem with anthropo-zoomorphous figure
San Agustín, Upper Magdalena Region - Regional Classical Period1/900
Museo del Oro, Bogotá
Bogota, Colombia
Similar diadems to this one were carved on the foreheads of a number of San Agustín statues. The schematic H-shape symbolizes a feline figure, as will be seen from the spots on its skin.
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- Title: Diadem with anthropo-zoomorphous figure
- Creator: San Agustín, Upper Magdalena Region - Regional Classical Period
- Creator Lifespan: 1/900
- Creator Nationality: Colombia
- Creator Death Place: Colombia
- Creator Birth Place: Colombia
- Date: 1/900
- Physical Dimensions: w352 x h305 mm
- Type: Goldwork
- External Link: Cosmology and Symbolism room
- Technique: Hammered and embossed gold
- Finding: Colombia
- Accession number: O00112
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