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355 - Pectoral depicting a stylized man and his alter ego. Sinú / Darién, ca. 500–1000 CE. H 14.5 cm, W 15.5 cm, 187 g. Golden pectoral in the form of a highly stylized, nude man wearing a nose disc and ear coils, with slit-shaped eyes and mouth, placing both hands on his lower abdomen. A small alter ego stands between the curved extensions of the headdress. On the reverse, behind the face, there is an eyelet for hanging. See the illustrations of this type of object in Ana Maria Falchetti, *El Oro del Gran Zenu* (1995), pp. 97–107. With material analysis from 1998! Gold! Intact, with metal stand. Provenance: Formerly in the R.K. Collection, North Rhine-Westphalia; acquired in November 1997 from Luz Miriam Toro.
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Pectoral depicting a stylized man and his alter ego. Sinú / Darién, ca. 500–1000 CE. H 14.5 cm, W 15.5 cm, 187 g. Golden pectoral in the form of a highly stylized, nude man wearing a nose disc and ear coils, with slit-shaped eyes and mouth, placing both hands on his lower abdomen. A small alter ego stands between the curved extensions of the headdress. On the reverse, behind the face, there is an eyelet for hanging. See the illustrations of this type of object in Ana Maria Falchetti, *El Oro del Gran Zenu* (1995), pp. 97–107. With material analysis from 1998! Gold! Intact, with metal stand. Provenance: Formerly in the R.K. Collection, North Rhine-Westphalia; acquired in November 1997 from Luz Miriam Toro.
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Auction 322: Ancient Art (Live Auction, Lots 1–407)Auction house
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