Pendant in the Form of an Eagle

Culture: Veraguas
Date: c.1300–1500
Material: Gold with copper
made in: Panama, North and Central America
Classification: Jewelry & personal accessories, metalwork
Collection: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 7 3/16 in. (14 x 18.2 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Morton D. May
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 203:1978

- 1964
Carlebach Gallery, Inc., New York, NY, USA

1964 - 1978
Morton D. May (1914–1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Carlebach Gallery, Inc. [1]

1978 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [2]

Notes:
[1] An invoice dated April 26, 1964 to Morton D. May documents this purchase; listed as "27446, Large Gold Eagle, Veraguas Culture, Costa Rica, 12th to 13th Century." Carlebach Gallery, Inc. is not identified on the printed invoice, although it was located in the Carlebach Gallery folders within the May Archives and the type-print is consistent with other invoices [May Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum].

[2] A letter from Morton D. May to James N. Wood dated September 29, 1978 records this donation [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 13, 1978.

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