Animal-Headed Figure Pendant, 1st–7th century, Colombia, Calima (Yotoco), Gold, H. 2 1/2 in. (6.35 cm), Metal-Ornaments, Figure pendants topped with two dome-shaped elements are found over a wide area of Colombia, from the Tolima and Calima regions in the southwestern highlands to the Caribbean coast. They are among the earliest gold objects cast by the lost-wax technique and the image seems to have been made for at least a thousand years
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Animal-Headed Figure Pendant, 1st–7th century, Colombia, Calima, Yotoco, Gold, H, 2 1/2, 6.35 cm, Metal-Ornaments, Figure pendants, topped, two dome-shaped, elements, wide area, Tolima, Calima regions, southwestern highlands, Caribbean coast, earliest gold, objects, cast, lost-wax technique, image seems, thousand years
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