Close-up of gold work embroidery, Bokhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia

Iconostasis with goldwork and paintings in former monastery of Apostolos Varnavas, St. Barnabas, in North Cyprus, Europe

Poporo and stick, Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, Gold museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, America

The Offering Raft or La Balsa de la ofrenda, Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, Gold museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, America

The Offering Raft or La Balsa de la ofrenda, Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, Gold museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, America

gold artifacts in the form of a Jaguar-Man, Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, Gold museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, America

Poporo and stick, Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, Gold museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, America

Offering room, sala de la ofrenda, Gold artifacts on display, Gold museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, America

Offering room, sala de la ofrenda, Gold artifacts on display, Gold museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, America

Pectoral in the form of a Jaguar-Man, Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, Gold museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, America

Crowns and helmets were worn by leaders, Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, Gold museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, America

Poporo, Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, Gold museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, America

Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, mythical bird with human head, Gold Museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, South America

Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, earrings, Gold Museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, South America

Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, solar disk, Gold Museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, South America

Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, female Cacique, Gold Museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, South America

Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, hairpins, Gold Museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, South America

Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, jaguar as a symbol for the regenerative powers of gold and the Sun, Gold Museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, South America

Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, Cacique, Gold Museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, South America

Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, women's jewellery, Gold Museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, South America