Feline Pendant

1000–1550
Overall: 3.4 x 3 cm (1 5/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
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In the Panama-Costa Rica region gold ornaments were associated with political and religious authority.

Description

This memorable jaguar pendant is a nasty precious—nasty because it holds a severed limb (probably human) in its fanged mouth but precious due to its material, its well-polished silky surface, and the charming rendering, which reduces the jaguar to cartoon-like essentials. The warm, rosy color is the result of copper in the alloy.
Feline Pendant

Feline Pendant

1000–1550

Isthmian Region, Panama-Costa Rica, Veraguas-Chiriquí style, 11th century-16th century

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