Gold Museum

On 22 december 1939, the Banco de la República, the Central Bank of Colombia, purchased a 23.5 centimetres high pre-Columbian gold arte fact weighing 777·7 grams that was to become the Gold M useum's foundation stone. Described as a Quimbaya poporo, it is a masterpiece of pre-Hispanic goldwork,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Efraín Sánchez Cabra
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Banco de la República 2003-09-01
Series:Boletín Cultural y Bibliográfico
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Online Access:http://publicaciones.banrepcultural.org/index.php/boletin_cultural/article/view/1007