Pendant in the Form of a Double-Headed 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: 3 9/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9 x 12.3 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Morton D. May
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 204:1978

Baron Walram von Schoeler

- 1967
Alfred G. Pommer (1906–1996), St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased from Baron Walram von Schoeler [1]

1967 - 1978
Morton D. May (1914–1983), St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased from Alfred G. Pommer [2]

1978 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [3]

Notes:
[1] Information provided by donor [SLAM accession record; SLAM archives].

[2] Information provided by donor [SLAM accession record; SLAM archives].

[3] 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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