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Golden funeral garments

The funeral garments and trousseaux of the pre-Columbian elites were decorated with plates and pendants made of these precious metals. Although these were ornaments with generally delicate and small elements, they were finely worked and showed detailed symbolic motifs.

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Uploaded on April 21, 2020
Taken on November 9, 2018