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Eagle

Avimorph pendants are among the most frequently found metal objects in the Diquís archaeological region. The bimorph figure seems to combine the attributes of different creatures. While the design of the head is reminiscent of a bat, the widely spread wings and the broadly fanned tail feathers suggest a bird. The protruding eyes and the half-open mouth express a tense, aggressive posture. Although the wing and tail sections of the object are very flat, they have no additional ornamentation. (Künne 2005)

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Gold pendant
Dimensions
Gewicht: 17,2 g
Objektmaß: 4,6 x 4,5 x 1,4 cm
Material/Technique
Gold
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 32007

Provenance and sources

when
700 - 1550
where
Costa Rica
San José [Provinz]
Pérez Zeledón [Kanton]
El General [Ort]
who
Alice Mertens

who
Felix Wiß - Former Possessors

Description
Donation from Felix Wiß 1909

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