evoking the shaman lord under the effect of coca leaves mixed with lime, intended to give him visions and hallucinations during the ceremonies.
Calima, Calima province, Colombia, 100 BC to 500 AD
Cut, hammered and pierced gold.
(Crumpled, small localized tears)
Bibliography : this pectoral is very close to the one from the former Dylan Greame and Willy and Brenda Zollman collections, presented at the Heritage sale on September 29, 2006, n°47125, p.118
Studied in July 1997 by the Conservation and Technical Services Limited, Birkbeck College, University of London
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