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Source Description
Bells played an important role in ritual activities, costume decoration, and burial offerings. This bell has a slot in the bottom, and a figure of a dog on the top. The loop for suspension is behind the dog's body.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
30401
label
Bell Pendant of a Dog
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
30401
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Bell Pendant of a Dog
description
Bells played an important role in ritual activities, costume decoration, and burial offerings. This bell has a slot in the bottom, and a figure of a dog on the top. The loop for suspension is behind the dog's body.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
800-1521 (Pre-Early Conquest)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
pendants (jewelry)
bells (idiophones)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5.5
height
4
depth
4.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 3/16 × W: 1 9/16 × L: 1 7/8 in. (5.5 × 4 × 4.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Panamanian
med
gold alloy
creator_ids
15521
collection_ids
AME
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
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photo
mediaId
21944fc0df068c99