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Gold figure

Frog-like pendants are among the most frequently found metal objects in the Diquís archaeological region. Despite its place of origin, the design of the inventoried object clearly refers to the Veraguas-Chriquí group. McCurdy (1911: Pl. XIV) depicts a ceramic vessel with an almost identical protome. The object belongs to the San Miguel Galleta group (1550-1000d.C.), which originates from the south of Costa Rica. Small, toad-like pendants made of greenstone are known from the Gran Nicoya region (MNCR 1995: 105, Fig. 135). They correspond to frog-like metal objects which, according to Bray (1992), belong to the inventory of the inital group (0-500d.C.). (Künne 2005)

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Gold figure
Dimensions
Height: 2 cm
Depth: 0,45 cm
Width: 2,4 cm
Weight: 1,5 g
Material/Technique
Gold
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 34273

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    700 - 1550
    where
    Costa Rica
    Limón
    Rio Pacuare
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Archaeology

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Legal status metadata
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