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Gold sceptres
Object Number 2004.29.9033
Display Title Gold sceptres
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Colombia / Album 2. Plate 11. / "Antiquities of Quimbayas" Sent to the Madrid Exposition, 1892, by the Colombia Government. / For description See Over. / (verso) 15. Sceptre - gold - (0'600) 32 1/2 cm. long - 156 grams - wt. / 16. Sceptre - gold - (0'600) 25 cm. long - 79 grams - wt. / 17. Sceptre - gold - (0'600) 31 cm. long - 144 grams - wt. / 18. Sceptre - gold - (0'600) 30 cm. long - 49 grams - wt. / 19. Sceptre - gold - (0'600) 32 cm. long - 207 grams - wt. / 20. Sceptre - gold - (0'600) 40 cm. long - 131 grams - wt. / 21. Sceptre - gold - (0'600) 52 cm. long - 160 grams - wt. / 22. Sceptre - gold - (0'600) 32 cm. long - 79 grams - wt.
Department Photographic
Culture
  • Quimbaya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Colombia
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 22.225 × 16.1925 cm (8 3/4 × 6 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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