Animal-Headed Figure Pendant

Animal-Headed Figure Pendant

1-800

Colombia, Quimbaya or Yotoco style, 5th-10th Century

Cast gold

Overall: 5 x 4.2 x 1.3 cm (1 15/16 x 1 5/8 x 1/2 in.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1939.514

Location

233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region

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Description

The same creature, nasty but precious, appears in both pendants (1939.515). Human in its posture and arms, its head is that of an animal with a long, toothy snout. It holds batons to its mouth, and whiskers or ears flare from the sides of the head. The little headdress domes are mystifying; they have been described as mushrooms, gourds, and ceramic vessels, among other things.

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Collection: 
AA - Intermediate Region
Department: 
Art of the Americas
Type of artwork: 
Metalwork
Medium: 
Cast gold
Credit line: 
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

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