Human-Face Pectoral Ornament
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Human-Face Pectoral Ornament

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This gold pectoral (500–1000 AD), from the Zenú or Quimbaya cultures, portrays a stylized human face with nose and ear ornaments, framed by a dotted border. Worn on the chest by elites, such adornments signaled power, ancestry, and spiritual protection. The gleaming surface amplified ritual presence and divine aura.