This exhibit presents more than 120 exquisitely crafted pieces of Precolumbian goldwork from Penn Museum’s 1940 excavations at the ancient cemetery site of Sitio Conte in what is now central Panama. The exhibition includes large embossed plaques, cast pendants and nose ornaments, gold-sheathed ear r…
River of Gold: Precolumbian Treasures from Sitio Conte features artifacts from Penn Museum's 1940 excavation of Sitio Conte in Panama.