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Frog effigy pendant
Veraguas-Gran Chiriquí
A.D. 900–1550
Object Place: Chiriquí or Veraguas Provinces, Panama
Medium/Technique
Gold and copper alloy
Dimensions
6.75 cm (2 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Maria Wharton Wales Fund
Accession Number22.291
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Pendants
DescriptionHollow cast gold frog effigy with double flange and two serpents issuing from its mouth. Four spiral forms decorate the undulating body of the serpents. The frog's front feet are suspension rings. Proper right hind leg is broken.
Provenance1922, sold by Walter Channing Wyman (b. 1850 - d. 1923), Chicago, to the MFA [see note]. (Accession Date: February 2, 1922)
NOTE: Purchased as part of a group of 67 objects (MFA accession nos. 22.282 - 22.348) for $5000.
NOTE: Purchased as part of a group of 67 objects (MFA accession nos. 22.282 - 22.348) for $5000.