Animal-Headed Figure Pendant

1–800 CE
Overall: 5 x 4.2 x 1.3 cm (1 15/16 x 1 5/8 x 1/2 in.)
Weight: 39.24 g
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The same creature, nasty but precious, appears in both pendants (1939.515). Human in its posture and arms, its head is that of an animal with a long, toothy snout. It holds batons to its mouth, and whiskers or ears flare from the sides of the head. The little headdress domes are mystifying; they have been described as mushrooms, gourds, and ceramic vessels, among other things.
Animal-Headed Figure Pendant

Animal-Headed Figure Pendant

1–800 CE

Colombia, Quimbaya or Yotoco style

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