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And we heard later on that he went down, unfortunately, his friends were out by the time he got down, so then he was immediately clapped into prison, and he was in prison for several years. But he got out some very fine things. One of the best things was the gold mask that we have. Which is a beauty. One of the ears was missing on it, remember? Able to find another one that could be turned around, upside down and more or less be fitted in with the other one. Isabel Herdle: But it''s repousse, so it''s, isn''t it, but it was in the wrong direction, but at least it fills in. 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Jaguars are night hunters comfortable on land, in trees and in the water. Powerful shamans and kings throughout Mesoamerica chose the jaguar as their alter ego because of their size, strength and versatility. [Gallery label text, 2009]", "Dedication" : "R. T. Miller Fund", "Copyright_Type" : "Artist Unknown", "Disp_Obj_Type" : "Stonework", "Creation_Place2" : "Mexico or Guatemala", "Department" : "", "Obj_Name" : "", "Period" : "Precolumbian", "Style" : "", "Edition" : "", "Curator" : "", "Images": [ { "ImagePath" : "https://webkiosk.gallerysystems.com/Media/images/46.13_A2.jpg", "ThumbnailPath" : "https://webkiosk.gallerysystems.com/Media/Thumbnails/46.13_A2.jpg", "PreviewPath" : "https://webkiosk.gallerysystems.com/Media/Previews/46.13_A2.jpg", "IIIF_URL": "http://iiif.gallerysystems.com/46.13_A2.jpg", "IsPrimary" : "1", "_SurrogateID" : "29778", "Image_Type" : "digital image", "Photo_Credit" : "", "Remarks" : "", "View" : "" } , ] },{ "embark_ID" : 5492, "URL" : "https://webkiosk.gallerysystems.com/Objects-1/info/5492", "Disp_Access_No" : "1954.38", "_AccNumSort1" : "", "Disp_Create_DT" : "1000 - 1530 CE", "_Disp_Start_Dat" : "1000", "_Disp_End_Date" : "1530", "Disp_Title" : "Vulture Pendant", "Alt_Title" : "", "Obj_Title" : "", "Series_Title" : "", "Disp_Maker_1" : "Veraguas-Gran Chiriqui artist", "Sort_Artist" : "Veraguas-Gran Chiriqui artist", "Disp_Dimen" : "3 1/16 x 3 1/4 x 13/16 in. 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