South America - Colombia
Malagana
Gold & Metals Exhibit
Malagana Gold Objects Gold & Precious Metals from the
Colombian Malagana (Llama) Culture - Click on an image to open that page
Malagana (Llama) Gold Laminate Mask, 1st century B.C.–1st
century A.D.
Colombia; Ilama
Gold; H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
Jan Mitchell and Sons Collection
The Malagana Treasure of Colombia,
South America, is the group of gold and other artifacts plundered in 1992 in
a mob "gold rush" after an ancient cemetery near Hacienda Malagana in
western Colombia, was discovered in 1992. Later that year, some of the
artifacts were donated to the Museo del Oro (Museum of Gold) in Bogotá.
Archaeological excavations at the site established a new cultural complex,
designated as Malagana, that dates between 300 BC to AD 300
Malagana Gold Nose Piece
28.0 x 25.5
cm
Palmira, Cauca Valley.
100 BCE
Ornamental Piece -
3.2 x 2.5 cm -
Palmira
Composed of three gold objects
cast by the lost-wax process and a small stone firmly set on the surface,
this pendant represents a flower of the Passiflora genus. It is one
of the few floral examples of pre-Hispanic metalwork found to date
Gold Laminate Mask 200 a.C. – 200
AD
Palmira, Valle del Cauca 26,30 x 41,40
Columbian
Gold Museum
Beaten Gold
Trumpet
200 a.C. - 200 AD
Palmira, Valle del Cauca
40 x 5,6 cm
Columbian
Gold Museum
Gold Cast Lime Container 200 a.C. - 200
AD
Palmira, Valle del Cauca 9,7 x 5,2 cm
Columbian
Gold Museum
Gold Cast Ear Studs 200 a.C. - 200
AD
Palmira, Valle del Cauca 2 x 6 cm
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