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Hung with high karat twisted gold wire and attached to gold hoops
They were created by combining drawn tubes of colorless glass with gold or electrum foil
gold and silver were considered to be divine so such a collar would have underscored the wearer’s control over resources
Blackwell Publishers
Condition: although much of the original fiber handle is now missing
A fine Sinú Gold Bird Pendant, ca. 500 - 1000 CE Vessels - Glass Hung with high karat twistedPerhaps more than any other Sin works of art, this charming figurative pendant offers a tantalizing glimpse into Sin cosmology and mythology as well as of their appreciation for the natural environment. With its outstretched wings, curved beak, and trapezoidal body, it displays a perfection and abstract purity of form. This archaic motif is based upon the powerful birds of prey (eagles, vultures, hawks, etc.) that signify shamanic power and supreme