EditorialCurly-Tailed Animal Pendant, 4th?5th century, Panama, Panama, Gold, Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (4.45 x 4.4 cm), Metal-Ornaments, Gold ornaments in Central America date back to the mid-first millennium A.D., and some of these early gold pieces were made...
EditorialDouble Crocodile Pendant, 8th?10th century, Panama, Macaracas , Gold, quartz, H. 1 1/2 x W. 1 1/2 x D. 1 1/8 in. (3.8 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm), Metal-Ornaments, Depicted on this pendant are two side-by-side composite creatures in which the long, toothy snouts w...
EditorialCup with two dragons, Ming (1368?1644) to Qing (1644?1911) dynasty, 16th?18th century, China, Jade (nephrite), H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm); D. 3 in. (7.6 cm), Jade, Found in all media, feline dragons with short snouts, horns, and long sna...