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Source Description
This emphatically male figure combines a human body with a composite animal head. The antlers are the stag's; the snout, perhaps a snarling feline's; and the hair is formed of braided serpents whose heads hiss from the figure's shoulders. The extended tongue may convey aggression or perhaps death because dying animals are depicted with lolling tongues. Either condition is in keeping with the creature's ferocity.
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Document identity
localId
125101
label
Figural Pendant
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
125101
contentType
object
title
Figural Pendant
description
This emphatically male figure combines a human body with a composite animal head. The antlers are the stag's; the snout, perhaps a snarling feline's; and the hair is formed of braided serpents whose heads hiss from the figure's shoulders. The extended tongue may convey aggression or perhaps death because dying animals are depicted with lolling tongues. Either condition is in keeping with the creature's ferocity.
date
400–700
citation
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60758964
genreSpecific
Metalwork
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 7.8 x 5.3 x 2.3 cm (3 1/16 x 2 1/16 x 7/8 in.)
cul
Panama, Darién or Venado Beach region, Openwork style, 5th-8th Century
accession
1946.8
Source extras
tec
cast gold
tombstone
Figural Pendant, 400–700. Panama, Darién or Venado Beach region, Openwork style, 5th-8th Century. Cast gold; overall: 7.8 x 5.3 x 2.3 cm (3 1/16 x 2 1/16 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Benjamin P. Bole, 1946.80
collection
AA - Intermediate Region
didYouKnow
This ornament was made with the lost-wax casting technique.
citations
citation
Milliken, William. "Exhibition of Gold." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>34, no. 9 (November 1947): 211-212.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 211-212; Reproduced: p. 233
citation
Milliken, William. "New Accessions in Pre-Columbian Art." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>35, no. 8 (October 1948): 190-192.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 191; Reproduced: p. 193
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 380
creditline
Gift of Mrs. Benjamin P. Bole
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bb5d1a75ed0e4068b9b965e4b6eb5945
galleryDonorText
Jon A. Lindseth and Virginia M. Lindseth, PhD, Galleries of the Ancient Americas
updatedAt
2026-06-18 21:15:58.904000
sourceId
125101
dept
Art of the Americas
coll
AA - Intermediate Region
med
cast gold
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1
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0
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photo
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dd9fded871e8e1c0