File:Costa Rica, Diquís region, 11th-16th century - Animal-Headed Figure Pendant - 1948.18 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif
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[edit]Animal-Headed Figure Pendant
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Animal-Headed Figure Pendant |
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| Object type | Metalwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
Among the pendants shown here are a crustacean (1943.290), an animal-headed figure (1948.18), and two pendants featuring birds (1951.442 and 1946.223). The latter were dubbed aguilas (eagles) by Christopher Columbus, who saw natives wearing them as necklace ornaments. Modern researchers are not as sure of the species shown, but some believe that they are birds of prey because talons and beaks are prominent and often clutch something, in one example here a small, disembodied head that holds a clapper. In both examples, two tufts in the form of crocodiles in profile flank the birds' heads. |
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| Date | between circa 1000 and circa 1550 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Cast gold | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 8.7 x 9 x 3.1 cm (3 7/16 x 3 9/16 x 1 1/4 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Art of the Americas |
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1948.18 |
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| Place of creation | Costa Rica, Diquís region, 11th-16th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | James Albert Ford Memorial Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1948.18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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