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Breastplate in the Shape of a Shirt
Not on view
This breastplate, made of six different pieces of gold sheet hammered from behind (repoussé) to create the geometric design, may have been made expressly for burial. If worn in life, however, sewn to a cotton tunic or shirt, it would have provided some protective coverage as armor. The geometric designs mimic those of finely woven tunics.
Este pectoral, compuesto por seis pedazos de hoja de oro que fueron repujadas desde la parte posterior (repoussé) de manera a crear el motivo geométrico, probablemente haya sido elaborado intencionalmente para el entierro. Sin embargo, si hubiera sido llevado puesto por una persona viva, y cosido a una túnica de algodón o a una camisa, hubiera podido servir de protección, como una armadura. Los diseños geométricos reproducen los de las túnicas finamente tejidas.
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