Credit:- Museo del Banco Central, Quito, Ecuador.
Credit:- Museo del Banco Central, Quito, Ecuador.
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| Gold laminate ornaments from La Tolita. Embossed with a design of bird heads, these ornaments were probably sewn onto the wearer's garments. Credit:- Museo del Banco Central, Quito, Ecuador. |
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This spacious museum inaugurated in 1995 includes five connected salons, devoted respectively to archaeology, gold, colonial art, republican art and modern art. | ||||||||||
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| A pair of silver and gold filligree ear plugs which testify to the great virtuosity of the La Tolita metal workers in the early part of our era. Credit:- Museo del Banco Central, Quito, Ecuador. |
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| Small mask from La Tolita in embossed gold. The eyes and teeth are picked out in silver. It was probably used as a pendant.Credit:- Museo del Banco Central, Quito, Ecuador. | |||||||||||
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