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Pendant in the Form of a Lizard or Jaguar
1000 - 1530 CE1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm)
Veraguas-Gran Chiriqui artist
Panama
Veraguas-Gran Chiriqui; made in Panama
Object Type:
Jewelry
Medium and Support:
Gold-copper alloy
Credit Line:
R. T. Miller Fund
Accession Number:
1954.36
Location: Currently on view
Objects made from gold played a special role in Ancient American cultures and were worn by chiefs and other members of the elite as a mark of rank and status. The gold pendants produced in this region depict a vast array of human and animal forms, as well as human-animal combinations. Chosen for its particular characteristics, the animal represented here should not be considered merely ornamental jewelry, but may instead reference a specific species of poisonous lizard.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
[Gallery label text, 2009]
Provenance
Stendahl Galleries, Los Angeles (dealers); purchased from them by the Gallery in 1954
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Adornment - Ancient/Modern 3/18/2009 - 6/22/2009
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Article Scope: Reproduction only. Rochester Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester Handbook. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 1961.
- Article Scope: Mention. Elizabeth Brayer. Magnum Opus: The Story of the Memorial Art Gallery, 1913-1988. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 1988.
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