Female Figure (tunjo), 10th–16th century, Colombia, Muisca, Gold, H. 7 3/4 x W. 1 1/8 x D. 1/8 in. (19.7 x 2.8 x 0.3cm), Metal-Sculpture, Muisca votive objects, called tunjos, were made in a variety of forms: animate, that is, human figures and animals, and inanimate–weapons, lime containers, and snuff tablets. Human images, always differentiated by sex, are the most common type of tunjo
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Female Figure, tunjo, 10th–16th century, Colombia, Muisca, Gold, H, 7 3/4, x W, 1 1/8, D, 1/8, 19.7 x 2.8 0.3cm, Metal-Sculpture, Muisca votive, objects, tunjos, variety, forms, animate, human figures, animals, inanimate–weapons, lime containers, snuff tablets, Human images, differentiated, sex, common type
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