Male figure
Male figure

On view

Art of the Ancient Americas

Male figure,

800–1500

y1968-42

Information

Title
Male figure
Dates

800–1500

Medium
Gold
Dimensions
3.5 × 1.8 × 0.8 cm (1 3/8 × 11/16 × 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. Lionberger Davis, Class of 1900
Object Number
y1968-42
Place Made

North America, Costa Rica

Marks/Labels/Seals
Painted on back of legs: CA / 987
Culture
Pre-Columbian
Type
ornament, pendants (jewelry)
Materials
gold
Subject
figures (representations), men

1968, J. Lionberger Davis (1878-1973), Princeton, NJ (CA987) gift to the Princeton University Art Museum.

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