Figurine

41-5-23

From: Panama | Veraguas

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 41-5-23
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Panama | Veraguas
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Gold
Iconography Crocodile
Description

Animal Figurine - Crocodile [?]. Conventionalized naturalistic, resting on four feet. Hollow shell. Bifurcated curving tail. Large head with openwork mouth and teeth; loops on nostrils. Find gold surface with slight encurstation and no erosion. Difficult to distinguish from solid gold.

Length 6.8 cm
Width 3.3 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Juan Gratacos, 1941

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