Pendant

65-21-1

From: Panama | Veraguas

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 65-21-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Panama | Veraguas
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Gold
Iconography Eagle
Description

Head, elongated neck and feet--all rendered in round and high relief. Spreading from these are a pair of wings and bifurcated tail, all flat and undecorated. Piece probably cast as a singnle unit. Beak projects horizontally, curved only at tip. Eyes: globular pellet with surrounding ring; ears stick out behind eyes. Top of head decorated with flat cap of 1 curved band. Neck undecorated. Curved wings fully extended and raised. Tips of tail rounded.

Height 1.2 cm
Length 4.9 cm
Width 3.3 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Robert Seathmany, 1965

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