Beyond El Dorado: Power And Gold In Ancient Colombia Elisenda Vila Llonch British Museum Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία History Archaeology

In Ancient Colombia People Did Not Use Gold As Currency Or Desire It For Its Economic Value Was Revered Instead Symbolic Association And Transformative Properties This Sacred Metal Used To Create Some Of The Most Visually Dramatic Technically Sophisticated Works Art Found Anywhere Americas Before European Contact Drawing On Spectacular Collections Museum Del Oro Bogota British Beautiful Book Features Over 100 Masterpieces Fashioned Exquisitely Alloy Tumbaga Including Small Votive Figures Decorative Nose Rings Earrings Vessels Pectorals Masks These Are Presented Alongside An Array Other Highly Valued Objects – Textiles Ceramic Figurines Shells Colourful Stone Beads Which Also Played A Significant Part Daily Ritual Contexts Focusing Artistic Production Six Many Chiefdoms That Populated Pre-Hispanic Author Explores Fascinating Truth Behind Myth El Dorado (The Gilded One) By Spiritual Leaders Their Dangerous Mystical ‘Soul Journey’ Role Public Expression Identity Rank Chiefs Community Importance Accompanying Deceased Final Journey Afterlife Beyond Dorado: Power Published Complement Major Exhibition At From October 2013 March 2014 Σελίδες: 192 Έτος Έκδοσης: 1201 Διαστάσεις: 24 5X24 5Cm