Pendant in the form of an anthropomorphic deity
Pendant in the form of an anthropomorphic deity

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Art of the Ancient Americas

Pendant in the form of an anthropomorphic deity,

1200–1500

Tairona
y1978-11

Information

Title
Pendant in the form of an anthropomorphic deity
Dates

1200–1500

Medium
Gold
Dimensions
4.4 × 3.1 × 3.1 cm (1 3/4 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds given by the Tubman Trust
Object Number
y1978-11
Place Made

South America, Colombia

Culture
Tairona
Type
ornament, pendants (jewelry)
Materials
gold
Subject
figures (representations)

April 12, 1978, Alphonse Jax, New York, sold to the Princeton University Art Museum.

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