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Collections

Pendant in the Form of a Crab700–1000 CE

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Ancestral Ceramics from Panama and Colombia
Small gold sculpture of a crab seen from above, with a high domed carapace decorated with incised geometric patterns, scrolling legs, and curling upper appendages; rust and teal corrosion visible on the core
Title
Pendant in the Form of a Crab
Culture
Greater Coclé
Place Made
Panama
Date Made
700–1000 CE
Medium
Tumbaga
Dimensions
1 1/4 × 1 3/8 × 1 1/4 in. (3.18 × 3.49 × 3.18 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Drs. Alan Grinnell and Feelie Lee
Accession Number
M.2015.268.1
Classification
Metal
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas