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Gold disk with crocodile god, from grave 5, number 145
Gold disk with crocodile god, from grave 5, number 145
Object Number 2004.24.16020
Display Title Gold disk with crocodile god, from grave 5, number 145
Descriptions
Object Description Gold disk with crocodile god from Grave 5, number 145. Panama, Cocle, Sitio Conte. Wm. H. Claflin Jr. Collection. Taken by F.P. Orchard. 1932-1936. Catalog number 13371. Grave 5 8 7/16" greatest diameter. Fig: Memoirs, volume VII, figure 91, page 120.
Keywords
  • Studio
  • Archaeological
  • Effigy
Subject
  • Gold
  • God
  • Carved
  • Grave
  • Disc
  • Crocodile
Department Photographic
Artist Frederick P. Orchard
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Panama / Cocle / <County> / <City> / Sitio Conte
Intrasite Grave 5
Additional Geographic Terms Penonome
Materials Negative, nitrate
Dimensions Overall: 12.7 x 17.78 cm (5 x 7 in.)

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