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Digital Object 541
Description:
Laminar quincunxes of hammered and embossed gold. Set of seven square crosses with the rounded intersections of the arms and a central embossed circle. They have four perforations, for suspension or fastening; two at the end of one of the arms and two at the opposite arm. Conte style.
This combination of square cross and central circle is of great antiquity and widespread in the iconography of pre-Hispanic America. These quincunxes are generally interpreted as the graphic embodiment of a conceptualization of the universe composed of four cardinal directions plus the center.
MG
Excavation campaign:
 
2011
Record type:
 
Metal artifacts
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Archaeological site:
 
El Caño
Operation:
 
Operation 1
Stratigraphic group:
 
Tomb 2
Stratigraphic unit type:
 
Interment
Stratigraphic unit (finds):
 
134
Individual´s funerary attire:
 
I07
Calibrated Age Range:
 
Cal AD 900 to 1020 (Cal BP 1050 to 930)
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Artifacts
Metal artifacts:
 
Accessory
Measurements
Other specific measurements:
 
9335.1: Height: 69 mm. Width: 68 mm. Weight: 10.6 gr. --- 9335.2: Height: 68.5 mm. Width: 68 mm. Weight: 11.2 gr. --- 9335.3: Height: 68 mm. Width: 67.5 mm. Weight: 11.5 gr. --- 9335.4: Height: 69 mm. Width: 67.5 mm. Weight: 9.9 gr. --- 9335.5: Height: 67.5 mm. Width: 67 mm. Weight: 10.6 gr. --- 9335.6: Height: 66.5 mm. Width: 65.5 mm. Weight: 11.3 gr. --- 9335.7: Height: 68.5 mm. Width: 67 mm. Weight: 10.6 gr. ---
Digital Object 541
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