Beautiful Lake Guatavita
The Zipa used to cover his body in gold dust and, from his raft, he offered treasures to the Guatavita goddess in the middle of the sacred lake. This old Muisca tradition became the origin of El Dorado legend. This model is on display in the Gold Museum, Bogotá, Colombia
Fine artistry: Anthropomorphic pectoral, Tairona, AD 900-1600
湖底捞上来 的祭品 （offering),
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Beyond the myth: bird-man adornment from the Cauca tribe (AD 900-1600), believed to give the wearer the skill of the creature
Spanish visions: 'The Golden Man', 1599, engraving, by Theodor de Bry
Golden age: European engraver Theodor de Bry’s imagined scene of gold-casting in Colombia, 1599, based on eyewitness accounts. He never visited the Americas (Picture: British Library)
