Gold figurine, standing anthropomorphic figure with arms akimbo; body polished and smooth, parallel incisions outline fingers and feet; head decorated with spiral column extending vertically from nose, spiral incised disks with pendant rings on each side of head, button eyes, rectangular mouth, loop fastener on back of figure. Height 4.3 cm.
Donor:
Jutta Frankie
Collection place:
Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
Collector:
Jutta Frankie
Collection date:
1969
Materials:
Gold (metal) (or gold alloy)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Figurines
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
width 2 centimeters, height 4.5 centimeters, and depth 0.5 centimeters
Comment:
Chorotega style?
Loans:
S1997-1998 #4: Oakland Museum of California (January 16, 1998–December 9, 1999)