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South America
Ecuador
Gold & Metals Exhibit
Capuli • Tolito • Tumaco • Jama •
Esmaraldas |
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Capulí
Gold
Ornamental & Utility
gold and precious metals of the Capuli Culture of Ecuador & Colombia |
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The most
abstract Precolumbian works in gold come from the deep shaft tombs of the
Capulí era in the Colombian/Ecuadorian highlands. The richest Capulí tombs,
some as deep as 130 feet, contained many offerings of ceramics and precious
metals. The gold objects display simple elegance and abstract natural forms.
On this pendant, the suspension loop, located on most Precolumbian pendants
where it cannot be seen, has been integrated into the overall composition
and is visible at the top. Some scholars read the pendant as a bird with
spread wings and tail, the suspension loop representing its head. The
pendant was cut from hammered sheet; it has a well-polished surface. An
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Ecuador Tolito (Tolita)
Ornamental & Utility
gold and precious metals of the Tolito (Tolita) Culture of Ecuador - 700 A.D. - 1370 A.D. |
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Standing Figure, 1st
century B.C.–A.D. 1st century
Colombia or Ecuador; Tolita/Tumaco
Jan Mitchell and Sons
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Standing
Figure, 1st century B.C.–A.D. 1st century
Colombia or Ecuador; Tolita/Tumaco
Jan Mitchell
and Sons Collection |
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Gold mask with inlaid stone eyes
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Gold mask with cinnabar inlaid teeth |
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Ecuadorian ear ornament Moche style |
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Ecuadorian ear ornament Moche style |
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Ecuadorian ear ornament moche style |
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Ecuadorian head piece |
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Ecuadorian Headdress and ear ornaments |
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Gold skulls necklace |
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Gold ornament (Possibly from Sipan Peru) |
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Tolito (Tolita) Gold Mask |
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Tolito (Tolita) Gold & Silver Ornament |
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Tolito (Tolita) Gold Mask |
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Funerary Mask - Tolito (Tolita) Culture
Museo Antropológico del Banco Central |
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Funerary Mask - Tolito (Tolita)
Culture
Museo Antropológico del Banco
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Gold pendant
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Multi-part Funerary Mask - Tolito (Tolita) Culture
Museo Antropológico del Banco Central
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Tolita Gold Bracelet |
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Tolita Gold Necklace |
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Penannular cast gold ring
British Museum |
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Ecuador Carchi
Ornamental & Utility
gold and precious metals of the Carchi Culture of Ecuador |
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Gold pendant 750 BC -
1532 AD |
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Ecuador Tumaco
Ornamental & Utility
gold and precious metals of the Tumaco Culture of Ecuador |
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Sun Mask - Tumaco Culture
Museo Antropológico del Banco
Central
Also
see Colombia Tumaco » |
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Ecuador Jama Coaque
Ornamental & Utility
gold and precious metals of the Jama Culture of Ecuador |
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Sun Mask - Jama Culture |
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Ecuador Esmeraldas
Ornamental & Utility
gold and precious metals of the Esmeraldas Culture of Ecuador |
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Gold Nose Plug
Ecuador, Esmeraldas, 3rd-10th Century Overall: 1.8cm x 6cm
Cleveland Museum of Art |
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Esmeraldas Gold Mask |
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