A Superb Sinu Gold Pectoral Necklace, ca. 500 - 1000 CE Holy Land Provenance: Private Maryland collection of

Provenance: Private Maryland collection of a diplomat

She regularly visited her country around Mt Theo

Condition: Intact and in very good condition overall

Mosman Art Gallery

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A Superb Sinu Gold Pectoral Necklace, ca. 500 - 1000 CE Holy Land Provenance: Private Maryland collection ofPectorals represent a monumental expression of Sin art and a fundamental component of the ceremonial assemblage displayed by elite men and women. Important Sinu people bedecked themselves in assemblages of gold for adornment and to display insignia both living and dead, regardless of gender. Gold was intended to project their divine ancestry, elite status, power, and wealth, in this world and the afterlife. Being richly attired in gold, a material of