Together
with a further fifteen objects, all of them notable for their
shape, size and the way they were made, this large lime container,
whose reddish colour comes from the tumbaga, was part of the sumptuous
funerary regalia discovered in the 1980s in the Mid-Magdalena
region. Like the famous "Quimbaya Treasure" that was
discovered in Quindío in the late 19th century, these objects
were buried alongside high-ranking dignitaries, so they could
use them in the after-life.
Poporo or lime container
Tumbaga 0 - A.D. 600
Puerto Nare, Antioquia
18 x 18,5 cm
