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Source Description
This memorable jaguar pendant is a nasty precious—nasty because it holds a severed limb (probably human) in its fanged mouth but precious due to its material, its well-polished silky surface, and the charming rendering, which reduces the jaguar to cartoon-like essentials. The warm, rosy color is the result of copper in the alloy.
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Document identity
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172471
label
Feline Pendant
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1
Source metadata
id
172471
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object
title
Feline Pendant
description
This memorable jaguar pendant is a nasty precious—nasty because it holds a severed limb (probably human) in its fanged mouth but precious due to its material, its well-polished silky surface, and the charming rendering, which reduces the jaguar to cartoon-like essentials. The warm, rosy color is the result of copper in the alloy.
date
1000–1550
citation
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60778800
genreSpecific
Metalwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 3.4 x 3 cm (1 5/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
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Isthmian Region, Panama-Costa Rica, Veraguas-Chiriquí style, 11th century-16th century
accession
2015.11
Source extras
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gold, cast
tombstone
Feline Pendant, 1000–1550. Isthmian Region, Panama-Costa Rica, Veraguas-Chiriquí style, 11th century-16th century. Gold, cast; overall: 3.4 x 3 cm (1 5/16 x 1 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2015.11
collection
AA - Intermediate Region
didYouKnow
In the Panama-Costa Rica region gold ornaments were associated with political and religious authority.
citations
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Museum Masters: 2016-17 Companion Guide.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2016.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: P. 83
citation
Bergh, Susan E. “Acquisitions 2015: Pre-Columbian and Native North American Art.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em> 56, no. 2 (March/April 2016): 32-33.
page_number
Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 33
creditline
Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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2026-05-29 08:50:11.699000
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172471
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Art of the Americas
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AA - Intermediate Region
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gold, cast
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