CultureTairona
Titles
- Pair of Alligator Effigy Pendants
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 1/2 × 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (1.3 × 1.3 × 3.8 cm)
.2: 1/2 × 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (1.3 × 1.3 × 3.8 cm)
.2: 1/2 × 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (1.3 × 1.3 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Iacopo Gambini
Object number99.664.1,.2
Not on view
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Department
Art of the Indigenous AmericasObject Type
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100 BC–700 AD
Gold, spondylus shell, turquoise, purple mussel, conch, greenstone, resin, cotton cord
2010.989.1,.2