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Tairona Tumbaga Pendant of an Alligator, 800 CE - 1200 CE

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Tairona Tumbaga Pendant of an Alligator, 800 CE - 1200 CE

Tumbaga

3.5

PF.0746

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Throughout the Isthmus of Central America, the alligator was venerated as a god. The golden reptile of this superbly stylized pendant surely must come from the divine sphere. One can...

Throughout the Isthmus of Central America, the alligator was venerated as a god. The golden reptile of this superbly stylized pendant surely must come from the divine sphere. One can only imagine the place where such a creature might live--a swamp made of glittering emeralds and polished jade.

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