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Human effigy lime container
Quimbaya
500 B.C.–A.D. 700
Object Place: Middle Cauca River Valley, Department of Quindío, Colombia
Medium/Technique
Gold alloy
Dimensions
7.3 x 2.54 cm (2 7/8 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Landon T. Clay
Accession Number1973.142
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionMiddle Cauca-style cast gold container for holding powered lime used for chewing coca leaves. The figure renders a standing human male wearing multiple rings in his ears.
ProvenanceBy 1972, sold by Reynold C. Kerr, New York, to Landon T. Clay, Boston; 1973, gift of Landon T. Clay to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 14, 1973)