Necklace with claw shaped beads created by the Zenú of Colombia, circa 200BCE-1000CE The beads are tumbaga, an alloy of gold and copper. The necklace was excavated from Lake Guatavita, near modern Bogotá, and is now at the Museo del Oro, Banco de la República, Colombia #BeadSocietyGB #Beads #HistoryOfBeads #Tumbaga #Zenu #Colombia
Necklace with claw shaped beads created by the Zenú of Colombia, circa 200BCE-1000CE
The necklace was excavated from Lake Guatavita, near modern Bogotá, and is now at the Museo del Oro, Banco de la República, Colombia
#BeadSocietyGB #Beads #HistoryOfBeads #Tumbaga #Zenu #Colombia