Zoomorphic figure
Zoomorphic figure

On view

Art of the Ancient Americas

Zoomorphic figure,

5th century CE

y1968-43

Information

Title
Zoomorphic figure
Dates

5th century CE

Medium
Gold
Dimensions
2.6 × 1.4 cm (1 × 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. Lionberger Davis, Class of 1900
Object Number
y1968-43
Place Made

North America, Panama

Reference Numbers
Davis JDD275
Period
Pre-Columbian Panamanian styles and periods
Type
figurines
Materials
gold
Subject
zoomorphic, figures (representations)

By 1967, J. Lionberger Davis (1878-1973), Princeton, NJ (TKL) [1]; 1968, gift to the Princeton University Art Museum.

Notes:
[1] Lionberger Davis lent the work to Princeton in 1967 (L.1967.127).

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