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Unusually small hammered sheet gold band curved to fit around the arm (or leg). Four perforations at the top and bottom edges of each end allow the cuff to be tied around the wrist (or ankle).
Provenance
Excavated in the Sitio Conte area, Coclé Province, Panama, after 1930; by 1950 in a Private Collection, San José, Costa Rica; to Paul Pasher, New York, between 1950 and 1955 and kept with Manuel Miranda Pinto, San Salvador, El Salvador; brought to the United States, April 1970 and sold to the Edward H. Merrin Gallery, New York; to the MFA, December 1971, purchase.
Credit Line
Gift of Landon T. Clay
Coclé, A.D. 700–1520
Place of Origin
Sitio Conte area, Coclé Province, Panama
Dimensions
3.6 x 6.4 cm (1 7/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
Accession Number
1971.909
Medium or Technique
Gold