A Narino Hammered Gold Pectoral, ca. 500 - 1000 CE Shabtis meaning 'clothing'

meaning 'clothing'

mounted in high karat gold

the vessel features a compact

and how revered Achilles was by the Greeks

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A Narino Hammered Gold Pectoral, ca. 500 - 1000 CE Shabtis meaning 'clothing'For 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