TWO QUIMBAYA PRE-COLUMBIAN TUMBAGA ORE GILT FIGURES MODELED AS GOLD FROGS,Colombia.- 1 in. x 1/2 in. Estimate $60-100
PROVENANCE: Private collection acquired from antique shops in Bogota, Colombia; Quito, Ecuador, and San Jose, Costa Rica, during the late 1960s-early 1970s when owner was working for World Bank in those countries. Collection was authenticated by Betty Meggars, Latin American Archaeologist at the Smithsonian Institute
Condition: One leg and necklace connection are missing