Ornament

41-5-10

From: Panama | Veraguas

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 41-5-10
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Panama | Veraguas
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Gold
Iconography Frog
Description

Frog. Large, flattish, unusual. Four legs and large bifurcated tail end in conventionalized snakes' heads [?]. Hollow shell; no lower jaw. Good gold surface; eroded in places; one foreleg missing.

Height 1.5 cm
Length 8.6 cm
Width 5.6 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Juan Gratacos, 1941

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