Gold Pectoral with Zoomorphic Face

Chavín North coast, Peru

Date: c. 500 BCE
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: 27.9 × 25.4 cm (11 × 10 in.)
Department: Arts of the Americas
Credit line: Joanne M. and Clarence E. Spanjer and Curator’s Discretionary funds

Subjects

supernatural status serpents feline gold (color) ornaments