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Votive Figure (Tunjo)

Muisca (Chibcha)

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Caption

Muisca (Chibcha). Votive Figure (Tunjo), 600–1600. Gold, 5 3/8 × 1 5/8 × 1/8 in. (13.7 × 4.2 × 0.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, By exchange, 47.115.4. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Votive Figure (Tunjo)

Date

600–1600

Period

Pre-Spanish

Medium

Gold

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

5 3/8 × 1 5/8 × 1/8 in. (13.7 × 4.2 × 0.3 cm)

Credit Line

By exchange

Accession Number

47.115.4

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Artists and makers

Muisca (Chibcha)

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