Gold Disk with Embossed Face

Gold Disk with Embossed Face

AD 800-1522
Culture
Greater Chiriqui
Country
Costa Rica, Panama
Object
pendant
Accession Number
1995.637
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer

Unknown Greater Chiriqui artist, Costa Rica. Gold Disk with Embossed Face, 800-1522 CE. Gold; 2 5/8 x 2 7/8 x 1/8 in. Denver Art Museum: Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer, 1995.637.

Dimensions
height: 2 5/8 in, 6.6675 cm; width: 2 7/8 in, 7.3025 cm; depth: 1/8 in, 0.3175 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
Known Provenance
Robert Louis Huber [b. 1937] (Huber Primitive Art), Dixon, Illinois; Purchased by Frederick R. [1928-2007] and Jan Mayer, Denver, CO, 1991 [1]; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1995 [1] On loan to the Denver Art Museum, 1993

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