Figure / man

Description

Gold figure of a man cast flat with details in applied gold wire, representing a man seated and holding a sceptre: South America, Colombia, near Bogota, Muisca

Museum reference

A.1956.771

Collection

Americas

Object name

Figure / man

Production information

Bogota, Colombia, South America

Style / Culture

Muisca

Materials

Gold

Physical description

Cast gold; details in applied gold wire

References

Herreman, F. and Holsbeke, M. Power of the Sun: the Gold of Colombia. The Hague: Museum Paleis Lange Voorhout, 1993.