Description:

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Sinu Valley (Tairona or Quimbaya peoples), ca. 4th to 11th centuries CE. A pair of stunning, huge, openwork gilt copper earrings, each circular in form, with one hemisphere left open, the other featuring a motif of two levels of repeated triangles. Atop these levels, one features serpent-like creatures; the other has a geometric band. Both have an opening on one side to allow them to be worn, with a slightly thicker tip to catch the earring in the earlobe. Size of one (they are near identical): 2.5" W x 2.4" H (6.4 cm x 6.1 cm)

Provenance: private West Palm Beach, Florida, USA collection

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  • Condition: Form is well preserved with slight bending. Nice mottled green patina with some of the gilding remaining on both. Although these do have an opening at one side allowing them to be insered into the ear, ancient copper can be fragile and we do not recommend wearing them as is - though a professional jeweler would likely be able to make them wearable.

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