The pre-Hispanic goldwork of Colombia is traditionally classified by archaeological zones, or regions, each with stylistic associations, varying in iconography and technology: Zenú (Sinú) and Tairona in northwestern Colombia, Muisca in the central highlands southeast of Bogotá, and in the southwest, Quimbaya, Calima, Tolima, and Nariño.

In Hourglass, a dark, lonely human figure moves in and out of a luminous, ambiguous space, while another spectral figure hovers off to the right, deepening the space further.

This vase is part of a set of vases called garnitures.

In the late 17th century, aristocratic European taste moved away from imported blue and white porcelains, and people were willing to pay more for the polychrome enamels exported to Jingdezhen.

This vase is one of a set of five vases called garnitures. Possibly first seen on temple altars by 16th or 17th century European visitors to China, garnitures of vases became popular items of interior decoration in Europe during the later 17th century continuing through the 19th century. 

This vase is one of a set of five vases called garnitures. Possibly first seen on temple altars by 16th or 17th century European visitors to China, garnitures of vases became popular items of interior decoration in Europe during the later 17th century continuing through the 19th century.