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Source Description
Pendants were worn by men around the neck on ceremonial occasions. Columbus noted that the inhabitants of Panama who came to greet him wore gold pendants. This piece could have been created in Columbus's time or during the previous 600 years.Frogs were associated with rain and fertility, and were therefore quite popular; they could also symbolize transformation. This frog pendant has bells for eyes, and holds a double-headed snake in its mouth. Its large hind feet are flat and rectangular.
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Document identity
localId
27210
label
Frog Pendant
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
27210
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Frog Pendant
description
Pendants were worn by men around the neck on ceremonial occasions. Columbus noted that the inhabitants of Panama who came to greet him wore gold pendants. This piece could have been created in Columbus's time or during the previous 600 years.Frogs were associated with rain and fertility, and were therefore quite popular; they could also symbolize transformation. This frog pendant has bells for eyes, and holds a double-headed snake in its mouth. Its large hind feet are flat and rectangular.
provenance
[Found at a graveyard between Divalá (a village on the outskirts of settled Panama, thirty miles west of David in the province of Chiriqui) and Costa Rica, Spring 1909]; Tiffany & Co. New York, 1910, by purchase [from ""Indians,"" see December 29, 1910 correspondance from Tiffany & Co. to Henry Walters]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
800-1521 (Pre-Early Conquest)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
pendants (jewelry)
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.7
height
4.5
depth
12
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 7/8 × W: 1 3/4 × L: 4 3/4 in. (4.7 × 4.5 × 12 cm)
Source extras
cul
Panamanian
med
gold alloy
creator_ids
15521
collection_ids
AME
exhibition_ids
1994
948
170
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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photo
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photo
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