Lot n° 404
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1200 - 1500
EUR
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Result
: 1 100EUR
Anthropomorphic figure also known as "Tunjo - Lot 404
Anthropomorphic figure also known as "Tunjo
Archaeological gold.
Height: 3.5 cm
Muisca culture, ca. 1000-1500 A.D.
Colombia.
Small votive figurine representing a stylized standing figure holding a thruster.
This work is a lost-wax casting. It testifies to the skill of Amerindian goldsmiths. But it also illustrates the fascination of the Conquistadors' thirst for gold.
Provenance:
Collection of Monsieur F.
Joseph Eibl Collection, Germany, before 1991
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