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Muisca Gold Miniature Figures
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Muisca Gold Miniature Figures

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These gold miniature figures (1100–1500) by the Muisca people in present-day Colombia were crafted as stylised human forms, likely representing ancestors or spirits, and used as amulets or garment adornments. Their standardised posture and simplified expressions point to a ceremonial or protective role in Muisca cosmology.
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