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Feline Pendant

Feline Pendant

1000–1550

Did You Know?

In the Panama-Costa Rica region gold ornaments were associated with political and religious authority.

Description

This memorable jaguar pendant is a nasty precious—nasty because it holds a severed limb (probably human) in its fanged mouth but precious due to its material, its well-polished silky surface, and the charming rendering, which reduces the jaguar to cartoon-like essentials. The warm, rosy color is the result of copper in the alloy.
  • Cleveland Museum of Art. Museum Masters: 2016-17 Companion Guide. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2016. Mentioned and Reproduced: P. 83
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2015.11