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Votive figure in the shape of an enclosure with two-headed man

Eastern Cordillera - Muisca Period600/1600

Museo del Oro, Bogotá

Museo del Oro, Bogotá
Bogota, Colombia

This object, cast by the lost-wax process, with the surface unpolished and with schematized figurative features, shows the distinctive characteristics of the Muisca metalwork style. It represents a two-headed male seated on a bench on a sort of round mat within a chiefly enclosure

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  • Title: Votive figure in the shape of an enclosure with two-headed man
  • Creator: Eastern Cordillera - Muisca Period
  • Creator Lifespan: 600/1600
  • Creator Nationality: Colombia
  • Creator Death Place: Colombia
  • Creator Birth Place: Colombia
  • Date: 600/1600
  • Physical Dimensions: w57 x h91 x d64 mm
  • Type: Goldwork
  • External Link: Cosmology and Symbolism room
  • Technique: Lost wax casting in tumbaga
  • Finding: Colombia, Cundinamarca, Carmen de Carupa
  • Accession number: O32866
Museo del Oro, Bogotá

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