Context (Display)
Handwritten display label reads: 'Uncut Emerald. Pilgrimages were made to the Lake and large numbers of emeralds, gold beads, etc. were thrown in as offerings.'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Auction / Sale)
Purchased from Hartley Knowles

Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Field collection)
Found during the draining of Lake Guatavita by Hartley Knowles, Contractors Ltd., sometime between 1900 and 1914.
Event Date 1900
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (References)
Royal Academy of Arts. 1978. The Gold of El Dorado. London: Royal Academy. p. 113 (no. 29)
Event Date 1978
Author: Imogen Gunn

Description (CMS Description)
Catalogue card: ' Uncut emerald '
Event Date 1/6/1997
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Uncut emerald. Roughly pentagonal in shape; smooth on face and rough on reverse; has inclusions and brown traces on surface.
Event Date 3/12/2024
Author: J. Dack