The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 20, 2024

Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant

Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant

100–800 CE
agate
Overall: 5.2 x 3.1 cm (2 1/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen 1948.15
Location: 233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region

Description

A favored Initial-style subject is a charming animal whose curly tail-its most impressive feature-may derive from a monkey's. Its other traits vary considerably, causing it to be identified as everything from a dog to a duck. Initial-style gold ornaments represent Panama's oldest metalwork. Since metal technologies appeared suddenly and fully developed in Panama, it is likely that they were introduced from the outside, probably from Colombia to the south.
  • Treasures of Peruvian Gold. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 23-April 3, 1966).
    Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; February 23-April 3, 1966. "Treasures of Peruvian Gold."
    Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; November 9, 1945- January 6, 1946. "Art of the Americas."
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