Chest ornament/Pectoral with human figure
Object Details
- Culture/People
- probably Calima (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- MAI agent
- George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
- Seller
- Arts D'Asie
- Seller agent
- Charles Vignier, Non-Indian, 1863-1934
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye in 1927 from the Arts D'Asie gallery (Paris, France), owned and operated by Charles Vignier (1863-1934).
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- Date created
- 200 BC–AD 200 (Yotoco period)
- Catalog Number
- 15/8620
- Barcode
- 158620.000
- Object Type
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Object Name
- Chest ornament/Pectoral with human figure
- Media/Materials
- Gold
- Techniques
- Hammered, repoussé
- Dimensions
- 23 x 21 x 5 cm
- Place
- Restrepo; Restrepo Municipality; Valle del Cauca Department; Colombia
- See related items
- Calima (archaeological culture)
- Adornment/Jewelry
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Record ID
- NMAI_170151
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67c58f3d3-cc86-4fa1-a8ee-56541060a033
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