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Source Description
Among the pendants shown here are a crustacean (1943.290), an animal-headed figure (1948.18), and two pendants featuring birds (1951.442 and 1946.223). The latter were dubbed aguilas (eagles) by Christopher Columbus, who saw natives wearing them as necklace ornaments. Modern researchers are not as sure of the species shown, but some believe that they are birds of prey because talons and beaks are prominent and often clutch something, in one example here a small, disembodied head that holds a clapper. In both examples, two tufts in the form of crocodiles in profile flank the birds’ heads.
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Document identity
localId
124736
label
Bird Pendant
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
124736
contentType
object
title
Bird Pendant
description
Among the pendants shown here are a crustacean (1943.290), an animal-headed figure (1948.18), and two pendants featuring birds (1951.442 and 1946.223). The latter were dubbed aguilas (eagles) by Christopher Columbus, who saw natives wearing them as necklace ornaments. Modern researchers are not as sure of the species shown, but some believe that they are birds of prey because talons and beaks are prominent and often clutch something, in one example here a small, disembodied head that holds a clapper. In both examples, two tufts in the form of crocodiles in profile flank the birds’ heads.
date
c. 1000–1550
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60740373
genreSpecific
Metalwork
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 10.6 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm (4 3/16 x 5 x 1 in.)
cul
Costa Rica, Diquís region, or Panama, 11th-16th century
accession
1946.223
Source extras
tec
cast gold
tombstone
Bird Pendant, c. 1000–1550. Costa Rica, Diquís region, or Panama, 11th-16th century. Cast gold; overall: 10.6 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm (4 3/16 x 5 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. S. Ingalls, 1946.223
collection
AA - Intermediate Region
creditline
Gift of Mrs. A. S. Ingalls
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:26:01.990000
sourceId
124736
dept
Art of the Americas
coll
AA - Intermediate Region
med
cast gold
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image_url
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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