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Collections

Emeralds800–1600 CE

On view:
Geffen Galleries
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Title
Emeralds
Culture
Muisca
Place Made
Colombia, Eastern Cordillera (Muisca Period)
Date Made
800–1600 CE
Medium
Emeralds
Dimensions
Dimension variable
Credit Line
The Muñoz Kramer Collection, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost and Stephen and Claudia Muñoz-Kramer
Accession Number
M.2007.146.663g
Classification
Stone
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Burtenshaw, Julia, Héctor García Botero, Diana Magaloni, and María Alicia Uribe Villegas. The Portable Universe = El Universo en tus Manos: Thought and Splendor of Indigenous Colombia. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2022.

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