Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant, 4th–5th century, Panama, Panama, Gold, Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( x cm), Metal-Ornaments

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Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant, 4th–5th century, Panama, Panama, Gold, Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( x cm), Metal-Ornaments, Gold ornaments in Central America date back to the mid-first millennium , and some of these early gold pieces were made in the same shapes as jade objects. This small pendant is such a piece. The type has been named 'curly-tailed animal' by archaeologists, and while details of the animal head differ from object to object—some have birdlike crests, others have long animal snouts or smooth, round heads—the prominent tail curled up over the back is remarkably consistent in both gold and stone objects

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