Unknown Central and South American
Ornament in the shape of a double-headed jaguar

side view of object

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Ornament in the shape of a double-headed jaguar
Artist
CultureTairona
Titles
  • Ornament in the shape of a double-headed jaguar
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
Dimensions2 5/8 × 1 13/16 × 1 1/8 in. (6.7 × 4.6 × 2.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Iacopo Gambini
Object number99.671
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas
Object Type
ProvenanceIacopo Giovanni Gambini (1932–2004) and Ursula Gambini, Houston, until 1999; given to MFAH, 1999.

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