Seated female(?) effigy figure

A.D. 1100–1550

Place of OriginDepartments of Cundinamarca and Boyacá, Colombia

Medium/TechniqueGold and copper alloy

Dimensions5.4 x 5.08 cm (2 1/8 x 2 in.)

Credit LineGift of Landon T. Clay

Accession number1993.971

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ClassificationsRitual objects

Collections

Americas

Provenance1984, Jack Tanzer (b. 1921 - d. 2005), New York; November 27-28, 1984, consigned by Jack Tanzer, Important Pre-Columbian Art sale, Sotheby's, New York, lot 13, to Landon T. Clay, New Hampshire; 1993, year-end gift of Landon T. Clay to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 26, 1994)