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Source Description
Both pendants depict paired figures with tusklike noses. The "tusks" perhaps refer to the upswept nose of the leaf-nosed bat, an agile hunter whose "leaf" helps it to snatch prey from midair. The bat's success as a hunter is part of the reason that some identify such paired figures as warriors. They each hold a paddle-shaped object; the larger pair, in elaborate costumes, also clutches staffs.
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Document identity
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160346
label
Bat-Nosed Figures Pendant
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
160346
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object
title
Bat-Nosed Figures Pendant
description
Both pendants depict paired figures with tusklike noses. The "tusks" perhaps refer to the upswept nose of the leaf-nosed bat, an agile hunter whose "leaf" helps it to snatch prey from midair. The bat's success as a hunter is part of the reason that some identify such paired figures as warriors. They each hold a paddle-shaped object; the larger pair, in elaborate costumes, also clutches staffs.
date
1000–1550
citation
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60778368
genreSpecific
Metalwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 7.2 x 11.8 x 2.3 cm (2 13/16 x 4 5/8 x 7/8 in.)
cul
Panama, Azuero Peninsula, Parita style, 11th-16th century
accession
1998.2
Source extras
tec
cast gold
tombstone
Bat-Nosed Figures Pendant, 1000–1550. Panama, Azuero Peninsula, Parita style, 11th-16th century. Cast gold; overall: 7.2 x 11.8 x 2.3 cm (2 13/16 x 4 5/8 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1998.2
collection
AA - Intermediate Region
formerAccessionNumbers
860.1994
citations
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, “Painting by 18th-century Italian Master Gaetano Gandolfi among Works Added to CMA Collection,” March 24, 1998, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
creditline
John L. Severance Fund
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2026-05-29 08:19:54.883000
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160346
dept
Art of the Americas
coll
AA - Intermediate Region
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cast gold
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1
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0
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photo
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