Pre-Columbian Gold Quimbaya Totemic Finial

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Sinu Valley (Tairona or Quimbaya peoples), ca. 1000 CE. This is a finial showing two bird heads - probably toucans - made of tumbaga, an alloy of gold and copper. Although the

Pre-Columbian Quimbaya Tumbaga gold anthropomorphic seated animal figure (casting flaws). 1.75" H x 1" W x 1.5" D. Comprised of approx 36.90% gold (equivalent to 10K+ gold). Approx 8.9 dwt = 13.84 gra

Pre-Columbian Gold Avian Finial, Tairona Culture, Beaked Bird With Head Held Erect Seated Majestically On An Attachment Terminal, Used to Crown a Ceremonial Staff, Ex-Private Palm Beach Collection, Ag

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Middle Cauca / Quimbaya culture, ca. 11th to 12th century CE. A gold nose ring made from an 82.73% (equivalent to 19K+) gold alloy sheet with tapering tips that have a small g

Pre-Columbian gold Sinu large bird finial on tube, with an open beak, bead eyes, a crest of curled feathers, talons grasping a snake entwined around a cylindrical tube, decorated with open scroll and

Pre-Columbian gold Tairona Tumbaga figural finial depicting a seated male figure with a parrot / bird mask, decorative motifs and loops. 4.5" H x 1.25" W x 2.25" D. Comprised of approx 79.81% gold (eq

Pre-Columbian gold Tairona Tumbaga figural finial depicting a seated male figure with a crocodile mask and a large parrot on shoulders of figure, decorative open-work motifs. 4" H x 1.625" W x 4" D. S

Pre-Columbian Sinu owl bird finial, decorative braid-work and open-work. 3.5" H x 3" W x 1.625" D. Comprised of approx 42.12% gold (equivalent to 10K+ gold). Approx 40.9 dwt = 63.60 grams. Minor losse

Pre-Columbian Gold Sinu Tumbaga figural cast finial, kneeling woman with braids, decorative open-work. 2.125" H x 2.125" W x 1.125" D. Comprised of approx 88.75% gold (equivalent to 14K+ gold). Approx

Pre-Columbian style Quimbaya gold maskette. The mask depicts a serene face with closed eyes and a band along the forehead.Provenance: Ron Messick Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM, purchased 2000; Collection of

Pre-Columbian Gold Sinu Tumbaga Toucan bird finial, decorative braid-work and open-work. 1.75" H x 3.25" W x 0.875" D. Comprised of approx 68.64% gold (equivalent to 10K+ gold). Approx 26.8 dwt = 41.6

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Quimbaya, ca. 1000 to 1300 CE. An ancient 14 karat gold nose ring comprised of skillfully hammered gold sheet cut into a traditional lunate form, of the type traditionally fit

Pre-Columbian Gold Sinu Tumbaga figure with bird finial, seated figure with bird and cup, decorative braid-work. 3" H x 2.625" W x 1.5" D. Comprised of approx 27.30% gold (equivalent to 9K+ gold). App

A pair of Pre-Columbian Sinu / Quimbaya Peoples gold filigree earrings / ear ornaments, circa 5th-10th century AD. Fine and intricate open-work design. Each of the two measuring approximately 2" wide,

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Cauca Valley, Quimbaya culture, ca. 4th to 7th century CE. An incredible tumbaga figure of a standing shaman, fully three-dimensional, with many incised details and a small lo

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Sinu Valley (Tairona or Quimbaya peoples), ca. 4th to 11th centuries CE. A large gold (83% pure, equivalent to 20K+) pendant made of meticulously hammered gold, its surface in

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Quimbaya, ca. 4th to 7th century CE. A beautiful gold roundel, skillfully modeled in repousse from hammered gold sheet (93% gold), depicting three monkeys and a large fish ami

Colombia, Ca. 800 to 1000 AD. Flat abstract seated figure with cylindrical limbs and horizontal slit eyes and protruding nose with ancient gold nose ring. Multiple body piercing for attachments. Size

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Quimbaya, ca. 1200 to 1400 CE. A beautifully handbuilt Quimbaya terracotta male slab figure, the head and body comprised of square and rectangular slabs of clay with thick coi

Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 200 to 400 CE. An attractive pair of 12K gold and sterling silver earspools with silver plugs and gold roundels, each adorned with an endearing silver monke

Pre-Columbian, Quimbaya culture, Ecuador, ca. 1000 to 1250 CE. This is a charming slab pottery figure with tubular arms and legs. He is seated with one arm raised and one to his knee, with obvious gen

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Middle Cauca Complex, Quimbaya culture, ca. 800 to 1300 CE. A charming hand-built pottery figure of a flat, highly abstract form seated with bent legs atop a wide base. The re

Pre-Columbian, Quimbaya culture, Colombia, ca. 4th to 7th century CE. This is a charming flat pottery figure with tubular arms and legs. He is seated with one arm raised and one to his knee, with obvi

Pre-Columbian, Quimbaya culture, Ecuador or Colombia, ca. 400 to 1000 CE. This is a cute hollow pottery figure, standing, with hands on hips, obvious genitalia, and finely rendered feet and toes. He s