"Gold of the Americas": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 59, no. 4 (Spring, 2002)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 59 | NUMBER 4

"Gold of the Americas"

Jones, Julie, and Heidi King

2002

45 pages

This title is out of print.

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About the authors

Julie Jones

Heidi King

Met Art in Publication

Female Figure (tunjo), Gold, Muisca — Female Figure (tunjo)
10th–16th century

Standing Figure, Gold, Tolita-Tumaco — Standing Figure
100 BCE–100 CE

Eagle Pendant, Gold, Chiriquí — Eagle Pendant
800–1519 CE

Funerary Mask
, Gold, Calima (Ilama) — Funerary Mask
5th–1st century BCE

Nose Ornament with Spiders, Gold, Salinar — Nose Ornament with Spiders
100 BCE–200 CE

Headdress Ornament, Gold, Siguas — Headdress Ornament
100 BCE–300 CE

Pectoral with Face, Gold (hammered), Calima (Yotoco) — Pectoral with Face
1st–7th century

Headdress Ornament, Gold, Calima (Yotoco) — Headdress Ornament
1st–7th century

Headdress Ornament, Gold, Moche — Headdress Ornament
200–600 CE

Crown, Lambayeque (Sicán) artist(s), Gold, Lambayeque (Sicán) — Crown
Lambayeque (Sicán) artist(s)
900–1100 CE

Diadem, Gold, Middle Magdalena River — Diadem
5th–10th century (?)

Necklace Ornaments, Gold, Tolima — Necklace Ornaments
5th–10th century

Multi-strand Necklace, Gold, greenstone, Calima (Yotoco) — Multi-strand Necklace
1st–7th century

3rd–7th century

Necklace Beads, Gold, Moche — Necklace Beads
3rd–6th century

Pair of Ear Ornaments with Winged Runners, Gold, turquoise, sodalite, shell, Moche — Pair of Ear Ornaments with Winged Runners
400–700 CE

Pair of Ear Spools

100 BCE–800 CE

Earflare with ritual procession, Chimú artist(s), Gold, Chimú — Earflare with ritual procession
Chimú artist(s)
1350–1470 CE

Earflare with Condor, Silver, gold, gilded copper, shell, Moche — Earflare with Condor
6th–7th century

Nose Ornament, Gold, silver, Tolita-Tumaco — Nose Ornament
1st–5th century

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