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Filagree Pendant in the Form of a Frog or Toad

A work made of cast gold.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of cast gold.

Date:

500–1000

Artist:

Coclé
Venado Beach, Coclé province, Panama

About this artwork

Throughout the ancient Americas, the animal world was closely linked to social hierarchies and obligations. In this worldview, frogs were seen as callers of water in connection with the onset of the rainy season, suggesting a ruler’s ultimate responsibility to the community to virtually ensure the continuity of the agricultural cycle.

Status

On View, Gallery 136

Department

Arts of the Americas

Culture

Coclé

Title

Filagree Pendant in the Form of a Frog or Toad

Place

Venado Beach (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

500 CE–1000

Medium

Cast gold

Dimensions

H.: 18.3 cm (7 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Wirt D. Walker Fund

Reference Number

1969.792

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