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Gold Jaguar Pendant - FJ.6163
Origin: Costa Rica/Panama
Circa: 500 AD to 1550 AD
Dimensions: 4" (10.2cm) high
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Medium: Gold


Additional Information: SOLD

Location: United States
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The people of the "New World" referred to gold as "sweat of the sun". Ironically, they did not value the material itself, but only the skill that went into creating marvelous works of art. They understood that exceptional objects could accumulate their - (FJ.6163)
 

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