EditorialFigurine (Tunjo) of a Standing Figure with Crossed Bands Covering Torso. Muisca; Colombia. Date: 1000-1500. Dimensions: H. 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.). Gold. Origin: Colombia.
EditorialLinked Shells Pendant, c. 900-1550. Central Colombia, Muisca Style, 10th-16th century. Cast gold; overall: 2.4 x 7.2 x 0.6 cm (15/16 x 2 13/16 x 1/4 in.).
EditorialTunjos (Votive Offering Figurine), c. 900-1550. Colombia, Muisca style, 10th-16th century. Cast gold; overall: 5.6 x 3.1 x 0.9 cm (2 3/16 x 1 1/4 x 3/8 in.).
EditorialTunjos (Votive Offering Figurine), c. 900-1550. Colombia, Muisca style, 10th-16th century. Cast gold; overall: 11.6 x 2.6 x 0.8 cm (4 9/16 x 1 x 5/16 in.).
EditorialBird Pendant , c. 900-1550. Central Colombia, Muisca style, 10th-16th century. Cast gold; overall: 11.7 x 10 x 2.9 cm (4 5/8 x 3 15/16 x 1 1/8 in.).
EditorialTunjos (Votive Offering Figurine), c. 900-1550. Colombia, Muisca style, 10th-16th century. Cast gold; overall: 6.9 x 1.9 x 0.3 cm (2 11/16 x 3/4 x 1/8 in.).
EditorialFigurine (Tunjo) of a Standing Figure with Crossed Bands Covering Torso. Muisca; Colombia. Date: 1000-1500. Dimensions: H. 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.). Gold. Origin: Colombia.
EditorialBird Pendant, 10th?16th century, Colombia, Guatavita Lake region, Muisca, Gold (cast), H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), Metal-Ornaments, This pendant is an elegant example of the command of the goldsmith's art that existed for so many centuries in ancient Colombia...
EditorialThree Serpents (Tunjos), 10th?16th century, Colombia, Bogota and Tunja region, Guatavita Lake region, Muisca, Gold, H. 11/16 x W. 4 7/8 in. (1.7 x 12.4 cm), Metal-Ornaments, Depictions of snakes are frequent among the many animal tunjos the Muisca peop...
EditorialMold, Head, 10th?16th century, Colombia, Guatavita Lake region, Muisca, Stone, H. 1 3/4 x W. 1 3/4 x D. 1/2 in. (4.4 x 4.5 x 1.3 cm), Stone-Sculpture.
EditorialPendant with Bird, 10th?16th century, Colombia, Bogota and Tunja region, Guatavita Lake region, Muisca, Gold (cast alloy), H. 4 1/4 x W. 3 5/8 x D. 1 in. (10.8 x 9.2 x 2.5 cm), Metal-Ornaments.
EditorialBird Pendant, 10th?16th century, Colombia, Muisca, Gold (cast), H. 4 x W. 4 3/8 x D. 3/4 in. (10.2 x 11.1 x 1.9 cm), Metal-Ornaments, The Muisca people lived in the fertile basins in the high mountains of the eastern Andes near the present capital of C...