*Grand pectoral
composed of 12 rectangular pendants and a band of 17 square plates.
Each of the rectangular pendants is decorated with two stylized figures evoking the god Jaguar and Serpent with bifid tongue.
Gold cut, embossed, pierced and assembled with clasps.
Calima, Colombia, 200 BC to 500 AD
37.5 x 32 cm - 138 grams
Studied in July 1997 by Conservation and Technical Services Limited, Birkbeck College, University of London