Ornament

SA2831

From: Ecuador | Esmeraldas Province | La Tola Island

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number SA2831
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Ecuador | Esmeraldas Province | La Tola Island
Culture Area South American Culture Area
Date Made 600 BCE - 400 CE
Section American
Materials Gold
Technique Hammered
Iconography Human Head | Alligator
Description

Breast plate with a human head at the center and alligators in repousse.

Width 35.56 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Amsinck & Company, 1920
Other Number UMP 54/73 - Other Number

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