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Pendant

CulturePanamanian

Dateca. 900-1520

MediumCast gold and tumbaga (copper-gold alloy)

DimensionsOverall: 3 1/8 × 4 5/8 inches (7.94 × 11.75 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Ethlyne J. Seligman

Object numberR94-1/1

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Collections

Central American Indian Art

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DescriptionA double-eagle bird pendant with flat, extended arching wings, trimmed with hatchwork feathers on the lower peri- meter; tail is flat, wide, splayed shape. rendered three-dimensionally at the top of the pendant and include two round, protruding bellies.

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