Pectoral with Face. Culture: Calima (Yotoco). Dimensions: H. 8 3/4 x W. 11 x D. 1 3/8 in. (22.2 x 27.9 x 3.5 cm). Date: 1st-7th century.A large H-shaped nose pendant almost entirely obscures the face at the center of this gold, kidney-shaped pectoral. Both the shape of the pectoral and the form of the nose pendant are hallmarks of Yotoco-period Calima art. The Yotoco period was the second of three societies--Ilama, Yotoco-Malagana, and Sonso--to successively occupy the Cauca Valley region in west-central Colombia. The three societies are known collectively as the Calima culture. The upper portions of the eyes are just visible above the H-shaped pendant, and the head itself is surmounted by a dome shaped cap with a small rectangular crest at the top. Two large, circular, convex ear pendants with concave, circular centers hang from gold wires. The H-shaped pendant itself bears a smaller, more stylized embossed face. Through layers of adornment and repetition, the pectoral simultaneousl

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Pectoral with Face. Culture: Calima (Yotoco). Dimensions: H. 8 3/4 x W. 11 x D. 1 3/8 in. (22.2 x 27.9 x 3.5 cm). Date: 1st-7th century.A large H-shaped nose pendant almost entirely obscures the face at the center of this gold, kidney-shaped pectoral. Both the shape of the pectoral and the form of the nose pendant are hallmarks of Yotoco-period Calima art. The Yotoco period was the second of three societies--Ilama, Yotoco-Malagana, and Sonso--to successively occupy the Cauca Valley region in west-central Colombia. The three societies are known collectively as the Calima culture. The upper portions of the eyes are just visible above the H-shaped pendant, and the head itself is surmounted by a dome shaped cap with a small rectangular crest at the top. Two large, circular, convex ear pendants with concave, circular centers hang from gold wires. The H-shaped pendant itself bears a smaller, more stylized embossed face. Through layers of adornment and repetition, the pectoral simultaneousl

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