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Bird-Man Pendant
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In the Panama-Costa Rica region, gold ornaments were associated with political and religious authority.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineBird-Man Pendant, c. 700–1550. Western Panama, or Diquís, Costa Rica, Veraguas-Gran Chiriquí or Diquís Style, 8th-16th Century. Cast and hammered gold; overall: 7.6 x 6.7 x 2 cm (3 x 2 5/8 x 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. R. Henry Norweb in memory of Roberta Holden Bole, 1949.557
