Gold Plated Goddess
CA 580 BC
Polychrome Figure
China, Song Dynasty (960-1279)
Guanyin carved polychrome wood, traces of lacquer gold
h. 102 cm
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UNKNOWN Tara 14th century
National Gallery of Canada
Female Shaman Pendant
DATE: 1–800 AD
MEDIUM: Gold
DIMENSIONS: Overall: 9 1/4 × 3 × 2 in. (23.5 × 7.6 × 5.1 cm)
The greatest artworks of the Quimbaya culture were gold poporos, containers that held powdered mineral lime to be chewed with coca leaves in order to induce trances. This shaman poporo possesses a calm expression with eyes narrowed in trance. A seated pose was considered one of authority, reserved for shamans and rulers. Quimbaya artwork is unique in depicting women in positions of power. This female shaman holds a gourd-form poporo in each hand. Some poporos took the shape of gourds, which may have had associations with fertility. From 1 to 1600 AD, the Quimbaya culture flourished in the Andes Mountain valleys of present-day northwestern Colombia. They excelled in lost-wax casting, a process by which an object was first sculpted in wax and a ceramic mold was made. The wax was then melted and drained, and hot liquid gold was poured into the mold. Once cool, the mold was cut away. The resulting cast-gold object was polished to a satin sheen. Quimbaya gold work is known for its beautiful surfaces and use of alloys.
Figure Pendant
Date: 5th –10th century
Geography: Colombia, Calima River
Culture: Calima
Medium: Gold (cast)
Dimensions: Height 2-1/16 in. (5.2 cm)
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Tara, the Buddhist Savior Period: Thakuri–Early Malla periods Date: 12th–early 13th century Culture: Nepal (Kathmandu Valley) Medium: Gilt-copper alloy with color and gold paint
The Met
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Augustus Saint-Gaudens
(American, Dublin 1848–1907 Cornish, New Hampshire)
Date: 1893–94, cast 1894 or after
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Seated Tara, the Buddhist Savior Date: 13th–15th century Culture: Tibet Medium: Copper alloy inlaid with gold and silver
The Met
Gold Egyptian Goddess Pendant
Representing the Goddess Isis-This pendant represents the goddess Isis in her human form. Above her head can be seen cow’s horns and a sun-disc–symbols typically associated with the goddess Hathor; however, Isis’ name is found inscribed on the base. The goddess wears an elaborate collar and a long tight dress.
H. 11cm;
21st Dynasty
Third Intermediate Period
Aphrodite of Bactriana
Tillya Tepe, Tomb VI
1st century BC-1st century AD
National Museum of Afghanistan, Kabul
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Female Effigy Figure
Columbian (Quimbaya style)
PERIOD 800 AD
MEDIUM/GOLD
Middle cauca River Valley
EL Bolo,Columbia.
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Golden Inca Figure – Venus of Frías
200–600 AD
Gold and platinum
15.3 x 8.7 cm
This unique sculpture was found near Piura in the Frías Valley. Like other objects found in the same area, the figure displays stylistic links to the Vicús and also the Moche, as well as Ecuadorian and Colombian cultures. She is completely hollow, constructed from sheet gold with soldered seams at the joints. Unusually, her eyes are inlaid platinum. Although naked, the figure may have been dressed in cloth garments before being placed in the tomb, a common practice in the Andes.
Instituto Nacional de Cultura, Piura
© Photograph Daniel Giannoni
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