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Mask
A thin hammered-gold face whose transformation of metal into a human-like surface invites questions about bodies, status and deposition.
- Recorded culture
- Calima / Ilama
- Place
- Colombia
- Date
- 1000–100 BCE
- Materials
- Gold
What the record supports
The Met attributes the work to the Calima/Ilama tradition of Colombia. Its catalogue record anchors material, date and place; broader interpretation should remain tied to archaeological scholarship.