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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
localId
128159
label
Bat-Nosed Figures Pendant
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
128159
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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
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60749979
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Metalwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 4.2 x 8.1 x 1.6 cm (1 5/8 x 3 3/16 x 5/8 in.)
cul
Panama, Azuero Peninsula, Parita style, 11th-16th century
accession
1951.153
Source extras
tec
cast gold
tombstone
Bat-Nosed Figures Pendant, 1000–1550. Panama, Azuero Peninsula, Parita style, 11th-16th century. Cast gold; overall: 4.2 x 8.1 x 1.6 cm (1 5/8 x 3 3/16 x 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Thirty-fifth anniversary gift of Mrs. Albert Ingalls, 1951.153
collection
AA - Intermediate Region
citations
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions Press Release,” August 15, 1951, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
creditline
Thirty-fifth anniversary gift of Mrs. Albert Ingalls
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:36:53.299000
sourceId
128159
dept
Art of the Americas
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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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