Monday, April 14, 2014

Gold Lizard

A few days ago I showed a gold frog from the Pre-Columbian Gold Museum.  This is a gold lizard, or perhaps it is an iguana.

I guess it should not be a surprise that they would make gold jewelry in the shape of the animals around them.   Can you guess what other animals they might have used as subjects for their art?  I will show some additional examples in the days ahead.

This week we have photos from the Galapagos posted on our Viva la Voyage travel photo site.
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5 comments:

  1. KateApril 14, 2014 at 3:10 AM

    More animals? Monkeys? Horses? This example is beautifully crafted.

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  2. SharonApril 14, 2014 at 5:16 AM

    This lizard looks pretty fierce. I'm going to guess a bird will be next.

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  3. JudyApril 14, 2014 at 8:00 AM

    If that is made of solid gold it must be heavy. I think a turtle might be a good guess.

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  4. JackApril 14, 2014 at 2:54 PM

    Many of this guy's non-gold descendants are running all over my lanai.

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  5. glendaApril 14, 2014 at 8:48 PM

    This is stunning! Hmmm, I,m thinking an insect of some sort might have been reproduced in gold.

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