Necklace with gold bird-shaped beads, Quimbaya, 500-900 AD, 23.4 cm.

Metalwork

Material: Metals | Type: Jewelry/Personal adornments | Countries: Colombia

  • Period

    Pre-hispanic

  • Red List

    Red List – Colombia

Category

Metalwork
Ornaments of gold, tumbaga (copper and gold) and other alloys, either cast, hammered or welded, with representations of animal, human or plant shapes. They include pendants, hoops or ear ornaments, pectorals, nose rings, necklace beads, cane heads, disks, miniature sculptures, masks, poporos (containers for lime used in chewing coca), needles, spirals and buttons.
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