Plaque with Human Face
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.This circular plaque takes the form of a stylized human face. The oval-shaped eyes have horizontal slits for pupils, and perforations would have allowed the object to be mounted to a fabric backing.
Esta placa circular toma la forma de un estilizado rostro humano. Las hendiduras horizontales permiten representar las pupilas, y las perforaciones pueden haber permitido que el objeto sea fijado a un soporte de tela.
Esta placa circular toma la forma de un estilizado rostro humano. Las hendiduras horizontales permiten representar las pupilas, y las perforaciones pueden haber permitido que el objeto sea fijado a un soporte de tela.
Artwork Details
- Title: Plaque with Human Face
- Date: ca. 700 CE
- Geography: Panama
- Culture: Coclé
- Medium: Gold
- Dimensions: H. 3 3/4 × W. 8 1/4 in. (9.5 × 21 cm)
- Classifications: Metalwork-Ornaments, Gold
- Credit Line: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Peabody Museum Expedition, 1930 (30-49-20/C11058)
- Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing