Balsa de El Dorado
E920839
Balsa de El Dorado is a famous pre-Columbian Muisca gold raft sculpture that depicts the El Dorado ritual and symbolizes the legendary city of gold.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Muisca artifact
ⓘ
gold sculpture ⓘ pre-Columbian artifact ⓘ ritual raft model ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
El Dorado legend
ⓘ
Lake Guatavita ritual ⓘ Muisca religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Banco de la República Gold Museum collection ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Colombia ⓘ |
| createdInCentury | early 16th century ⓘ |
| createdInPeriod | pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| culture | Muisca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Museo del Oro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
El Dorado ritual
ⓘ
Muisca chief covered in gold dust ⓘ attendants accompanying the chief ⓘ ceremonial raft ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | farmers near Pasca ⓘ |
| discoveredInCountry | Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredNear | Pasca, Cundinamarca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1969 ⓘ |
| function |
representation of investiture ceremony
ⓘ
ritual offering ⓘ |
| genre | votive offering ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central chief figure
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multiple attendant figures ⓘ offerings on the raft ⓘ raft platform ⓘ |
| height | approximately 19.5 centimeters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | iconic symbol of Colombian cultural heritage ⓘ |
| influenced | modern visual representations of El Dorado ⓘ |
| length | approximately 25 centimeters ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Bogotá ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
gold
ⓘ
lost-wax cast gold alloy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with El Dorado legend
ⓘ
detailed miniature figures ⓘ exquisite Muisca metalworking ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Altiplano Cundiboyacense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn |
Colombian postage stamps
ⓘ
Colombian tourism imagery ⓘ |
| style | Muisca goldwork NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
exhibitions at Museo del Oro
ⓘ
studies on El Dorado myth ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
legendary city of gold El Dorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
wealth and power of the Muisca ⓘ |
| technique | lost-wax casting ⓘ |
| width | approximately 10 centimeters ⓘ |
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