Tolima
Pendant
Tolima, 601
Physical Qualities
Gold-copper alloy, 9 1/8 x 4 5/16 x 1/16 in. (23.2 x 11 x 0.2 cm.)
Credit Line
Antioch Subscription Fund
Object Number
1959.90
Head: may be a separate piece, thicker. The ears seem to have been welded onto the back of head-metal drawn from ears (and head possibly) to make the join (same with loop-metal has diffused onto back of neck. All cast; extraneous metal flowed into certain spaces around the head. Presumably the ceramic mold deteriorated in these areas, allowing metal to flow in. (Bryan Cockrell, Dumbarton Oaks, 12/11/2015)
Darienne Turner, Baltimore Museum of Art, Ancient Americas Gallery Rotations, December 12, 2021.
On View: Ancient Americas
