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
900–600 B.C.
before 1884
A.D. 700–1550
A.D. 900–1550
A.D. 700–1550