Bird Pendant
c. 1000–1550
Maker Unknown
Art of the Americas
Bird Pendant, c. 1000–1550. Panama, Veraguas-Chiriquí style, 11th - 16th century. Cast gold; overall: 11.1 x 4.3 x 3.5 cm (4 3/8 x 1 11/16 x 1 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1956.669 In the Panama-Costa Rica region, gold ornaments were associated with political and religious authority.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Metalwork
- Formatted Medium
- cast gold
- Dimensions
- Overall: 11.1 x 4.3 x 3.5 cm (4 3/8 x 1 11/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
- Departments
- Art of the Americas
- Accession Number
- 1956.669
- Credit Line
- The Norweb Collection
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region
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