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Pendente a forma di figura

900–1600 CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 360
La tribù dei Tairona della Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta nella Colombia settentrionale ha forgiato alcuni dei più notevoli e complessi oggetti fusi in oro mai eseguiti nelle Americhe. Questo pendente, che mette in risalto volume e forma tridimensionale, raffigura un uomo dalle spalle larghe, forse un capo o un nobile, che indossa un enorme copricapo con elaborati elementi a spirale intrecciati sui lati; sul cappello vi sono due uccelli dal becco enorme. Il piccolo naso realizzato minuziosamente, gli orecchini e l’ornamento sul labbro inferiore sono simili a esempi a grandezza naturale trovati nelle tombe dei Tairona.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Pendente a forma di figura
  • Data: X-XVI secolo
  • Area geografica: Colombia
  • Cultura: Tairona
  • Materiale e tecnica: Oro
  • Dimensioni: Alt. 14 cm
  • Crediti: Dono di H. L. Bache Foundation, 1969
  • Numero d'inventario: 69.7.10
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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