Male figure
Male figure
Male figure
Male figure

On view

Art of the Ancient Americas

Male figure,

400–800 CE

Muisca
y1968-48

Information

Title
Male figure
Dates

400–800 CE

Medium
Gold
Dimensions
7 × 1.9 × 1 cm (2 3/4 × 3/4 × 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. Lionberger Davis, Class of 1900
Object Number
y1968-48
Place Made

South America, Colombia

Marks/Labels/Seals
Painted on verso: CAM / 154.61 / MR125
Culture
Chibcha
Type
figurines
Materials
gold
Subject
men, figures (representations)

By 1968, Mathias Komor (1909-1984), New York, sold to J. Lionberger Davis (1878-1973), Princeton, NJ (MK125) [1]; 1968, gift to the Princeton University Art Museum.

Notes:
[1] According to the accession card. “MK125” is painted on the verso of the object, likely referring to Mathias Komor as was common to how Lionberger Davis identified works in his collection.

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