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Pendant

700–900 CE

Not on view

This small pendant of a mythological creature with a naturalistic human face and pinniped-like limbs is a masterpiece of Coclé lost-wax gold casting. The figure is topped by a broad headdress with crenulated wings. A loop on the reverse of the head would have allowed for suspension from a fiber cord.

Este pequeño colgante que representa un ser mitológico coclé con un rostro humano naturalista y patas de pinnípedo es una obra maestra de oro realizada por fundición a la cera perdida utilizada por el pueblo Coclé. La figura tiene un amplio tocado con alas dentadas. Una curva en el revés de la cabeza habría permitido su suspensión de una cuerda de fibra.

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Title: Pendant

Date: 700–900 CE

Geography: Panama

Culture: Coclé

Medium: Gold

Dimensions: H. 1 11/16 × W. 1 1/4 × D. 11/16 in. (4.3 × 3.2 × 1.7 cm)

Classifications: Metalwork-Ornaments, Gold

Credit Line: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Peabody Museum Expedition, 1930 (30-49-20/C11068)

Object Number: SL.4.2018.5.41

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