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Frog effigy pendant

Diquís or Veraguas-Gran Chiriquí
A.D. 700–1550
Object Place: Diquís, Chiriquí or Veraguas Province, Costa Rica or Panama

Medium/Technique Gold
Dimensions Overall: 1.6 x 1 x 0.6 cm (5/8 x 3/8 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Catherine C. Lastavica in memory of Thomas and Rosamond Barbour, Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, III and Catherine Coolidge
Accession Number1985.910
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Americas
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentPendants

DescriptionCast gold hollow-bodied frog pendant. The front legs terminate in small rings for suspension.
ProvenanceDescended in the Coolidge Family, Massachusetts; to Catherine Coolidge Lastavica in 1958; lent to MFA January 25, 1983; to MFA, December 1985, gift of Catherine Coolidge Lastavica.