Ornament

41-5-12

From: Panama | Veraguas

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 41-5-12
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Panama | Veraguas
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Gold | Metal
Iconography Jaguar
Description

Jaguar [?]. Large, naturalistic. Hollow shell. Rests on four legs. Large slit spheroid ears with rattling pellets. Large head with features in relief. Gold-copper alloy surface with green copper encrustation. Tail in many fragments.

Height 6.5 cm
Length 11.5 cm
Width 5.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Juan Gratacos, 1941
Other Number 1613 - Other Number

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