Figurine

40-23-11

From: Panama | Veraguas | Sona

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 40-23-11
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Panama | Veraguas | Sona
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Gold
Description

Animal. Conventionalized naturalistic. Small. Hollow shell. Large head; openwork teeth; loop on nose; flat feet with claws turned back; long tail curved to one side. Probably crocodile. Medium thin metal; uneroded gold surface. Tip of tail missing.

Height 1.5 cm
Length 5.4 cm
Width 3 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Juan Gratacos, 1940

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