Figurine
41-5-23
From: Panama | Veraguas
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 41-5-23 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Panama | Veraguas |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Gold |
| Iconography | Crocodile |
| Description | Animal Figurine - Crocodile [?]. Conventionalized naturalistic, resting on four feet. Hollow shell. Bifurcated curving tail. Large head with openwork mouth and teeth; loops on nostrils. Find gold surface with slight encurstation and no erosion. Difficult to distinguish from solid gold. |
| Length | 6.8 cm |
| Width | 3.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Juan Gratacos, 1941 |
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