Ornament
| 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 |
| Width: | 35.56 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Amsinck & Company, 1920 |
| Other Number: | UMP 54/73 - Other Number |
Description
Breast plate with a human head at the center and alligators in repousse.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Philadelphia Discovers: Discovery Ball (04 May 1985 - 04 May 1985) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue, Collection] 1965. Guide to the Collections, The University Museum.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. pg. 1-167 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 96 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Farabee, William C. Mar 1921. "A Golden Hoard from Ecuador". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. XII. no. no. 1. pg. 43-52 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Fig. 3 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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