COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
mediaCollectionId
AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
MMA_.1979.206.538
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MMA_.1979.206.538
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2000
aly
2000
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Costume and Jewelry
oty
Costume and Jewelry
Object Type
false
Creator Nationality:
North American; Central American; Panamanian
crc
North American; Central American; Panamanian
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Panamian
crt
Panamian
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Double Eagle Pendant
otn
Double Eagle Pendant
Title
false
View:
Full View
rid
Full View
View
false
Creation Date:
1st-5th century
oct
1st-5th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1
ocs
1
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
499
oce
499
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Cast gold
omd
Cast gold
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Metalwork, Ornament
clt
Metalwork, Ornament
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
H. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
met
H. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
oon
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
oop
New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1979.206.538
ooa
1979.206.538
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
ooc
The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
Credit Line
false
Rights:
orl
<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
false
Context:
The bird-form pendants of Central America are perhaps the best known type of Precolumbian gold object. Made to be worn suspended around the neck, they were fabricated in many sizes, from those that are less than an inch in height to others of more than five inches. While the pendants differ in specific details, the basic configuration is usually the same. They have extended wings over open, splayed tails and heads and beaks that project strongly forward. Single birds are the most common, although double images, like this one, also occur. These pendants are stylized representations of birds of prey often holding small objects in their prominent beaks. The pendants may have functioned as protective emblems.
cxd
<P>The bird-form pendants of Central America are perhaps the best known type of Precolumbian gold object. Made to be worn suspended around the neck, they were fabricated in many sizes, from those that are less than an inch in height to others of more than five inches. While the pendants differ in specific details, the basic configuration is usually the same. They have extended wings over open, splayed tails and heads and beaks that project strongly forward. Single birds are the most common, although double images, like this one, also occur. These pendants are stylized representations of birds of prey often holding small objects in their prominent beaks. The pendants may have functioned as protective emblems.</P>
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.ao1979.206.538.R.tif
ril
MMA_.ao1979.206.538.R.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false