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Crocodile-shaman effigy pendant
Diquís or Chiriquí
A.D. 700–1550
Object Place: Diquís or Chiriquí Province, Costa Rica or Panama
Medium/Technique
Gold alloy
Dimensions
11.11 x 13.02 cm (4 3/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Landon T. Clay
Accession Number1977.613
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Pendants
DescriptionDouble flanged pendant in the form of a human male with crocodile snout and wing-like arms. A single suspension ring is attached to the back of the figure.
ProvenanceWith Malcolm Delacorte, Cornwall, New York, by June, 1977; to MFA, September 14, 1977, purchase.