A Narino Hammered Gold Pectoral, ca. 500 - 1000 CE Funerary & Religious Equipment adding character without detracting from

adding character without detracting from its appeal

Darwin2003 The Colours of Mina Mina

acquired between 1970 - 2012

while the second turns its head back across its body

Brazil: Museo de arqueologia e etnologia universidade de Sao Paulo

A Narino Hammered Gold Pectoral, ca. 500 - 1000 CE Funerary & Religious Equipment adding character without detracting fromFor several centuries large chest sized pectorals of gold were made in ancient Colombia in different styles. Many were plain virtually without decoration of any sort relying completely on shape and surface for presence and character. This circular pectoral, of heavy sheet gold, displays a simple design of six relief geometric elements and an inner and outer border of raised dots, thus providing a visually successful complement to the overall elegant