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Avian effigy pendant

Diquís or Veraguas-Gran Chiriquí
A.D. 700–1550
Object Place: Diquís, Chiriquí or Veraguas Provinces, Costa Rica or Panama

Medium/Technique Gold
Dimensions 3.8 cm high x 4.3 cm wide (1 1/2 x 1 11/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Catherine Coolidge Lastavica
Accession Number1980.643
CollectionsJewelry, Americas
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentPendants

DescriptionCast gold pendant in the form of a bird, perhaps a vulture. A single suspension ring at the back of the neck allows for suspension.
ProvenanceDescended in the Coolidge Family, Massachusetts; to Catherine Coolidge Lastavica in 1959; to MFA, December 1980, gift of Catherine Coolidge Lastavica.