*Masque facial et dorsal
It presents the face of a shaman lord with a grimacing expression, under the effect of a tropanic alkaloid (coca leaves mixed with lime). The back of a purified circular shape.
Gold, cut, embossed and pierced, assembled on the back.
Calima, Colombia, 200 BC to 500 AD
Front: 17.3 x 27 cm - 145 grams
Back: 12.3 x 22.4 cm - 89.7 grams
Thickness: 0.27 to 0.34 mm
Surveyed in July 1997 by Conservation and Technical Services Limited, Birkbeck College, University of London
