Animal effigy pendant
A.D. 700–1520
Place of OriginSitio Conte area, Coclé Province, Panama
Medium/TechniqueAgate
DimensionsOverall: 3 x 1.2 x 4.5 cm (1 3/16 x 1/2 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Landon T. Clay
Accession number1971.787
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceAfter about 1930, excavated in the Sitio Conte area, Coclé Province, Panama. Between about 1950 and 1955, acquired from a private collection, San Jose, Costa Rica by Paul Pasher and, about 1955, entrusted by him to Manuel Miranda Pinto, San Salvador, El Salvador; April 1970, returned by Manuel Miranda Pinto to Paul Pasher, New York; 1970, sold by Paul Pasher to the Edward H. Merrin Gallery, New York; 1971, sold by Merrin Gallery to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 8, 1971)
NOTE: Before acquiring Paul Pasher's collection of Panamanian gold (accession nos. 1971.783-1971.1129 and 1972.940-1972.944) the MFA contacted the National Commission on Historical Archaeology and Monuments, Panama; the president of the Commission responded that no objections were raised to the acquisition.
NOTE: Before acquiring Paul Pasher's collection of Panamanian gold (accession nos. 1971.783-1971.1129 and 1972.940-1972.944) the MFA contacted the National Commission on Historical Archaeology and Monuments, Panama; the president of the Commission responded that no objections were raised to the acquisition.
A.D. 450–1550
18th century
19th century
first half of 19th century
Prehistoric
14th–17th century A.D.
early 2nd millennium B.C.
2nd millennium B.C.
Prehistoric
Prehistoric
Prehistoric