Supernatural Crocodilian Plaque

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

mediaCollectionId

AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

true

AMICA ID:

CMA_.1952.459

amicoid

CMA_.1952.459

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

2000

aly

2000

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

oty

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

false

Creator Name:

Unknown

crn

Unknown

Creator Name

false

Creator Nationality:

North American; Central American; Panamanian

crc

North American; Central American; Panamanian

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Central Panama, (Sitio Conte), Conte Style

crt

Central Panama, (Sitio Conte), Conte Style

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Supernatural Crocodilian Plaque

otn

Supernatural Crocodilian Plaque

Title

false

Title Type:

Primary

ott

Primary

Title Type

false

View:

Full View

rid

Full View

View

false

Creation Date:

c. 700-900

oct

c. 700-900

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

700

ocs

700

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

900

oce

900

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

hammered and embossed gold

omd

hammered and embossed gold

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Metalwork

clt

Metalwork

Classification Term

false

Classification Term:

Metalwork

clt

Metalwork

Classification Term

false

Style or Period:

Central Panama, (Sitio Conte), Conte Style

std

Central Panama, (Sitio Conte), Conte Style

Style or Period

false

Dimensions:

Overall: 25.1cm x 26.7cm

met

Overall: 25.1cm x 26.7cm

Dimensions

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Cleveland Museum of Art

oon

The Cleveland Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

oop

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

1952.459

ooa

1952.459

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. R. Henry Norweb, Mrs. Albert S. Ingalls, with additions from the John L. Severance Fund

ooc

Gift of Mrs. R. Henry Norweb, Mrs. Albert S. Ingalls, with additions from the John L. Severance Fund

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html

orl

<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>

Rights

false

Provenance:

Grave 26, excavated by the Harvard Peabody Museum, 1930-1933

opo

Grave 26, excavated by the Harvard Peabody Museum, 1930-1933

Provenance

false

Context:

This plaque, which probably served as a breast-plate, was excavated by the Harvard Peabody Museum between 1930 and 1933. It was found at Sitio Conte in Tomb 26, the largest and most spectacular grave at the site. The tomb's principal occupant, buried in an upright, seated position, was a young adult male. He was accompanied in death by the bodies of 21 sacrificed companions, probably wives and retainers. The offerings of gold, pottery, and other goods placed with many of the corpses may have been their personal property. This gold plaque was among the principal occupant's possessions that were piled next to his body. The Supernatural being portrayed on the plaque combines both human and reptilian traits. Such composite creatures, sometimes called the 'Crocodile God,' were frequently portrayed on pottery vessels, whale tooth carvings, cast gold pendants, and hammered gold ornaments.

cxd

This plaque, which probably served as a breast-plate, was excavated by the Harvard Peabody Museum between 1930 and 1933. It was found at Sitio Conte in Tomb 26, the largest and most spectacular grave at the site. The tomb's principal occupant, buried in an upright, seated position, was a young adult male. He was accompanied in death by the bodies of 21 sacrificed companions, probably wives and retainers. The offerings of gold, pottery, and other goods placed with many of the corpses may have been their personal property. This gold plaque was among the principal occupant's possessions that were piled next to his body. The Supernatural being portrayed on the plaque combines both human and reptilian traits. Such composite creatures, sometimes called the 'Crocodile God,' were frequently portrayed on pottery vessels, whale tooth carvings, cast gold pendants, and hammered gold ornaments.

Context

false

Log In Thumbnail Count 50 100 250 Thumbnail Size Small Medium Large Theme Dark White More Settings	Select the category to search in All - Search Catalog Data Catalog Data & text in Documents Search By Date Range Advanced Search
COLLECTIONS All Collections The AMICA Library EXPLORE Browse All Media Groups Presentations External Media Search Browse Facets Workspace CREATE Media Groups Presentations SHARE EMBED PRINT HELP

MEDIA INFORMATION

Supernatural Crocodilian Plaque