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Object Number
31-36-20/C13366
Display Title
Gold helmet
Descriptions
Object Description
Gold helmet, repousse design of intertwined "dancing" two-headed caymans and other figures; perforated at edge with 36 small evenly-spaced holes
Inventory Description
Metal, ornament, gold helmet, impressed zoomorphic design, edge perforated
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Archaeological
Date
ca. AD 700-900
Culture
- Coclé
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Panama
/
Cocle
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Sitio Conte
Intrasite
Trench I; Grave 5; Grave 1-E; layer 2; skeleton XV #142a, #142
Additional Geographic Terms
Penonome District
Materials
Gold
Dimensions
Overall: 9.5 x 21 x 21 cm (3 3/4 x 8 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
C13366 & SC\1381
Credit Line
Peabody Museum Expedition, 1931
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1931)
Collector
Dr. Douglas S. Byers
(1931)
Collector
Henry B. Roberts
(1931)
Collector
L. Lorne Wedlock
(1931)
Collector
Frederick Johnson
(1931)
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