Bird-Man Pendant
c. 700–1550
Maker Unknown
Art of the Americas
Bird-Man Pendant, c. 700–1550. Western Panama, or Diquís, Costa Rica, Veraguas-Gran Chiriquí or Diquís Style, 8th-16th Century. Cast and hammered gold; overall: 7.6 x 6.7 x 2 cm (3 x 2 5/8 x 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. R. Henry Norweb in memory of Roberta Holden Bole 1949.557 In the Panama-Costa Rica region, gold ornaments were associated with political and religious authority.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Metalwork
- Formatted Medium
- cast and hammered gold
- Dimensions
- Overall: 7.6 x 6.7 x 2 cm (3 x 2 5/8 x 13/16 in.)
- Departments
- Art of the Americas
- Accession Number
- 1949.557
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. R. Henry Norweb in memory of Roberta Holden Bole
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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