Bell

41-5-24

From: Panama | Veraguas

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 41-5-24
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Panama | Veraguas
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Gold
Description

Double bell. Spheroid slit lower part with rattling pellets. Two identical parts connected by two small bars, now broken apart. Each upper part is anthropomorphic bat [?] with small relief limbs. Large demoniacal heads with protuberant eyes and crest. Find ornate work. Gold surface eroded in a few places. Original broad flat background mostly missing.

Height 2 cm
Length 4 cm
Width 5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Juan Gratacos, 1941

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