探宝， El Dorado

Beautiful Lake Guatavita



The Zipa used to cover his body in gold dust and, from his raft, he offered treasures to the Guatavita goddess in the middle of the sacred lake. This old Muisca tradition became the origin of El Dorado legend. This model is on display in the Gold Museum, Bogotá, Colombia



Fine artistry: Anthropomorphic pectoral, Tairona, AD 900-1600 






湖底捞上来  的祭品 （offering),



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Beyond the myth: bird-man adornment from the Cauca tribe (AD 900-1600), believed to give the wearer the skill of the creature



Spanish visions: 'The Golden Man', 1599, engraving, by Theodor de Bry 

 
Golden age: European engraver Theodor de Bry’s imagined scene of gold-casting in Colombia, 1599, based on eyewitness accounts. He never visited the Americas (Picture: British Library)