Masked Figure Pendant, 10th–16th century, Colombia, Tairona, Gold, H. 5 1/4 x W. 5 3/4 in. (13.3 x 16.6 cm), Metal-Ornaments, The Tairona people of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in northern Colombia produced some of the grandest and most complex gold objects ever made in the Americas. This pendant is an excellent example of the skill and virtuosity possessed by Tairona goldworkers
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Masked Figure Pendant, 10th–16th century, Colombia, Tairona, Gold, H, 5 1/4 x W, 3/4, 13.3 16.6 cm, Metal-Ornaments, people, Sierra Nevada, de, Santa, Marta, northern Colombia, produced, grandest, complex gold, objects, Americas, pendant, excellent example, skill, virtuosity possessed, Tairona goldworkers
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