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Earring pendants with anthropomorphic figures

Nariño Plateau - Late Period600/1700

Museo del Oro, Bogotá

Museo del Oro, Bogotá
Bogota, Colombia

These ear rings were most probably worn at dances and ceremonies of a ritual nature. The orderly repetition of small faces around a larger one gives them an overall rhythm and balance, as well as a sensation of movement

Details

  • Title: Earring pendants with anthropomorphic figures
  • 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: w116 mm
  • Type: Goldwork
  • External Link: Cosmology and Symbolism room
  • Technique: Hammered and embossed gold
  • Finding: Colombia, Nariño, Consacá
  • Accession number: O25393-O25394

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