Doppel-Krokodil-Anhänger Coclé (Macaracas) aus dem 8th.–12th. Jahrhundert dieser Doppel-Tier-Anhänger wurde von einem besonders erfahrenen Schlossermeister entworfen und zeigt erstaunlich aufwendige anatomische Details. Kopfkeule, lange gespaltene Zungen, Augen auf Stielen, aufgerollte Nasen und offene gefangste Münder geben den Kreaturen eine lebendige Luft. Die glatte kalkige Oberfläche der Muschelschwänze steht gut im Kontrast zur körnigen Textur der Goldkörper. Obwohl diese Kreaturen allgemein als Krokodile bezeichnet werden, besitzen sie Merkmale, die für Fledermäuse charakteristisch sind, wie Augen, Nase und Ohren. Einige Forscher haben vorgeschlagen, dass diese f

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Double Crocodile Pendant 8th–12th century Coclé (Macaracas) This double-animal pendant was created by a particularly skilled master metalsmith and displays astonishingly elaborate anatomical detail. Head crests, long split tongues, eyes on stalks, looped-up noses, and open fanged mouths give the creatures a lively air. The smooth chalky surface of the tails of shell contrasts well with the grainy texture of the gold bodies. Although commonly called crocodiles, these creatures possess features characteristic of bats, such as the eyes, nose, and ears. Some researchers have suggested that these figures may be depictions of lizards or iguanas, animals closely associated with rulership and power.Similar objects have been excavated from elaborate burials at the archaeological sites of El Caño and Sitio Conte in the Coclé Province of Panama. Deceased chiefs were covered in fine gold ornaments, including decorated plaques, pendants, ear rods, embossed cuffs for wrists and ankles, and many strands of gold beads. Some of these gold ornaments included other precious materials, including greenstone, emerald, and sperm whale tooth. As many as twenty-five individuals would have accompanied the principal occupant of the tomb into the afterlife. Goldworking technologies—including hammering, alloying, annealing, gilding, and casting—are believed to have come to Central America from the Andean region of South America around AD 700. The majority of works from the area of the Isthmus of Panama were cast, and the most frequent form was the effigy pendant. These were produced in various animal and human forms, or combinations thereof, and were worn suspended from the neck by a thong or cord. In this example, the cord would have been strung through small gold loops located under the creatures’ front feet, so when worn they would be facing up in the direction of the wearer’s head. Further Reading Cooke, Richard G., et al., eds., To Capture the Sun: Gold of Ancient Panama (Tuls