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The zoomorphic figure combines the attributes of various creatures. The small size, the protruding eyes and the proboscis suggest an insect. The low pair of wings, on the other hand, seems to have the shape of a bird's tail. (Künne 2005)

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Gold pendant
Dimensions
Height: 0,5 cm
Depth: 0,8 cm
Width: 0,9 cm
Weight: 1,3 g
Material/Technique
Gold
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 34205

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    700 - 1550
    where
    Costa Rica
    San José
    Pérez Zeledón
    El General
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Archaeology

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