EditorialPre-Columbian Art. Colombia. Calima (LLama) culture. Gold funerary mask. 5th?1st century BCE. Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States.
EditorialNose Ornament, 1st?7th century, Colombia, Calima (Yotoco), Gold, H. 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm), Metal-Ornaments, Nose ornaments are among the earliest personal adornments used throughout the Andes in Precolumbian times. They were made in a variety of materia...
EditorialPendant, Sonso (?), 13th16th century, Colombia, Calima or Cauca River, Sonso (?), Gold, H. 6 1/8 ? W. 5 1/8 in. (15.6 ? 13 cm), Metal-Ornaments.
EditorialLime dipper or pin, Calima, 5th10th century (?), Colombia, Calima, Gold, H. 10 1/4 ? W. 5/8 ? D. 5/8 in. (26 ? 1.6 ? 1.6 cm), Metal-Ornaments.
EditorialPre-Columbian Art. Colombia. Calima (LLama) culture. Gold funerary mask. 5th?1st century BCE. Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States.
EditorialCalima, Precolumbian, Lid of an Urn, between 300 and 1000, earthenware with pigment, Overall: 10 3/4 ? 13 1/4 ? 10 3/8 inches (27.3 ? 33.7 ? 26.4 cm).
EditorialPre-Columbian Art. Colombia. Calima (LLama) culture. Gold funerary mask. 5th?1st century BCE. Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States.
EditorialDouble-Spouted Vessel with Reclining Figure, c. 1-800. Colombia, Calima region, Yotoco style, 1st-8th Century. Ceramic, slip, resist paint; diameter: 19.6 x 19.5 cm (7 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.); overall: 19.6 x 19.5 cm (7 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.).
EditorialHeaddress Ornament, 1st?7th century, Colombia, Calima (Yotoco), Gold, H. 10 x W. 9 3/8 in. (25.4 x 23.8 cm), Metal-Ornaments, Elaborate ornaments like the present example expressed the wealth and status of the wearer. Worn attached to a turban, basketr...
EditorialPre-Columbian Art. Colombia. Calima (LLama) culture. Gold funerary mask. 5th?1st century BCE. Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States.
EditorialPre-Columbian Art. Colombia. Calima (LLama) culture. Gold funerary mask. 5th?1st century BCE. Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States.
EditorialHeaddress Ornament, 1st?7th century, Colombia, Calima (Yotoco), Gold, H. 10 x W. 9 3/8 in. (25.4 x 23.8 cm), Metal-Ornaments, Elaborate ornaments like the present example expressed the wealth and status of the wearer. Worn attached to a turban, basketr...
EditorialFunerary Mask, 5th?1st century B.C., Colombia, Calima Valley region, Calima (Ilama), Gold, H. 7 3/4 x W. 9 5/8 in. (19.7 x 24.4 cm), Metal-Ornaments, Lifesize hammered masks are the largest objects produced in gold in the ancient Americas. While most m...
EditorialNose Ornament, 1st?7th century, Colombia, Calima (Yotoco), Gold, H. 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm), Metal-Ornaments, Nose ornaments are among the earliest personal adornments used throughout the Andes in Precolumbian times. They were made in a variety of materia...
EditorialPectoral with Face, 1st?7th century, Colombia, Calima (Yotoco), Gold (hammered), H. 12 3/8 x W. 11 5/8 x D. 1 3/8 in. (31.4 x 29.5 x 3.5 cm), Metal-Ornaments.
EditorialMasked Figure Pendant, 1st?7th century, Colombia, Calima (Yotoco), Gold, H. 2 3/4 x W. 1 3/8 x D. 5/8 in. (7 x 3.5 x 1.6 cm), Metal-Ornaments.
EditorialHeaddress Ornament, 1st?7th century, Colombia, Calima (Yotoco), Gold, H. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm), Metal-Ornaments, Five lateral rays project out from either side of this gold Calima headdress ornament, surrounding central crescent-shaped projections locate...
EditorialWhistle Jar, Pre-Columbian, 100?900 A.D., Colombia, Calima, Ceramic, H. 15.6 x W. 13.5 x D.10.7cm (6 1/8 x 5 5/16 x 4 3/16in.), Aerophone-Whistle Flute-vessel flute.
EditorialLime Dipper or Pin, Monkey, 1st?7th century, Colombia, Calima (Yotoco), Gold (cast alloy), H. 9 3/4 x W. 5/8 x D. 5/8 in. (24.8 x 1.6 x 1.6 cm), Metal-Ornaments.
EditorialPre-Columbian Art. Colombia. Calima (LLama) culture. Gold funerary mask. 5th?1st century BCE. Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States.