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Pre-Columbian 14K+ Gold Arm Band / Pectoral
Pre-Columbian 14K+ Gold Arm Band / Pectoral
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Description
Pre-Columbian, Andes region, ca. 500 to 1500 CE. A hammered thin sheet of 14kt+ gold bent into a curved band, perhaps to be an armband for a small person (like one of the children we see mummified from this region?) or to be used as a pectoral. Four small ovoid holes on one side were probably used for attachment and strengthen the theory that it was made to hang from a pectoral. We know that the Inca made offerings at mines and that metal had a sacred, ritual function in Andean society from before the time of the Moche (ca. 100 CE). This type of item would have been worn by someone who had high status in their society, probably during ceremonies or other special public events (and when they were buried) and would have been made by an artisan who specialized in the creation of gold ornaments for elites. Size: 4.4" L x 1.7" W (11.2 cm x 4.3 cm)

Provenance: Ex-Private Ventura County, CA collection

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Condition
Tear to one side as shown with slight deformation of shape at edges
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Pre-Columbian 14K+ Gold Arm Band / Pectoral

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