Pendant in the shape of a frog with a two-headed snake, ca. 800 to 1500 AD
Panama, Veraguas Culture
sold
EUR 7,500
Provenance
Gubelin, Lucerne, SwitzerlandAndré Emmerich, New York, USA (Record No. CA-274)
Edith Hafter (1911-2001), Solothurn, Switzerland (1964)
Size
L: 6,8 cm
B: 5,7 cm
L: 2.7 inch
B: 2.2 inch
Description
gold casting in the lost wax process, 21 carat, 58 grams,
The frog is an important totemic animal in all the pre-Columbian cultures, representing both fertility and the continuity of life.
Notices
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).