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Pendant

700–900 CE

Not on view

Coclé artists excelled in creating ornaments from mixed media. Here, a pendant in the shape of an insect-like creature combines a gold head and thorax with a gemstone abdomen.

Los artistas coclé se destacaban por la creación de ornamentos con materiales combinados. Este dije, que representa un ser similar a insecto, combina una cabeza y un tórax de oro con un abdomen de piedra preciosa.

Pendant, Gold, quartz, Coclé — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Pendant, Gold, quartz, Coclé

Pendant, Gold, quartz, Coclé

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Title: Pendant

Date: 700–900 CE

Geography: Panama

Culture: Coclé

Medium: Gold, quartz

Dimensions: H. 1 7/8 × W. 1 3/16 × D. 7/8 in. (4.8 × 3 × 2.2 cm)

Classifications: Metalwork-Ornaments, Gold

Credit Line: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Peabody Museum Expedition, 1933 (33-42-20/1777)

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