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Tumbaga poporo
Quimbaya, 0 - 600 AD

An object of singular, fascinating beauty, the Poporo Quimbaya was found in Antioquia (capital: Medellín) in the late 19th century, at a time when tomb raiding (guaqueo) was common. This masterpiece of goldwork cast in two pieces by the lost-wax technique imitates the shape of a gourd whose perfectly rounded forms evoke the body of a woman.