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Pre-Columbian Art / Tairona Tumbaga Ring, 800 CE - 1200 CE

Tumbaga

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Since earliest antiquity, gold rings have been imbued with fantastic powers. This stunning example, with its eloquent simplicity, would lend magic to any hand that wears it.