Illustration
A Poporo is a container used for storing lime that could be procured by crushing seashells and would later be eaten with coca leaves- a tradition in Pre-Columbian South America. This Poporo, made out of gold with a nude female figure carved on either side, is an example of shouldered bottles made by the skilled Quimbaya people. Amazingly, it still contains some powdered lime. 1st - 7th century CE. Quimbaya, Colombia. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
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Art, T. M. M. o. (2017, January 30). Lime Container (Poporo), Quimbaya Civilization. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6303/lime-container-poporo-quimbaya-civilization/
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Art, The Metropolitan Museum of. "Lime Container (Poporo), Quimbaya Civilization." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 30, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6303/lime-container-poporo-quimbaya-civilization/.
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Art, The Metropolitan Museum of. "Lime Container (Poporo), Quimbaya Civilization." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 30 Jan 2017, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6303/lime-container-poporo-quimbaya-civilization/. Web. 20 May 2025.
