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Using twisted gold threads on a hammered sheet, the goldsmith succeeded in giving a convincing expression to this tiny representation of the human head, ornamented with spherical appliqué trimming.  
 
   
 
Miniature mask
Gold and platinum
500 b.C. - 300 A.D.
Segunvita, Tumaco, Nariño
1,3 x 1,2 cm
   
 
    
 

 

 
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