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Double Pendant in the Form of a Mythical Saurian with Tusks

A work made of gold with plaster restoration of boar tusks.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of gold with plaster restoration of boar tusks.

Date:

800–1200

Artist:

Coclé
Coclé province, Panama

About this artwork

Emblems of caiman and caiman-like creatures were often symbolic of the land floating in the primordial sea, thus evoking the original world creation and the ongoing ties between the mythic past and the heroic present.

Status

On View, Gallery 136

Department

Arts of the Americas

Culture

Coclé

Title

Double Pendant in the Form of a Mythical Saurian with Tusks

Place

Panama (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.

750 CE–1250

Medium

Gold with plaster restoration of boar tusks

Dimensions

6 × 7 × 2.4 cm (2 3/8 × 2 3/4 × 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by the Auxiliary Board

Reference Number

1982.1484

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