12-14-202012-15-2020
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Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
December 14, 2020 12:00 PMCalender
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Veraguas Gold Frog Pendant

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$875$700
Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 3536BLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: December 14, 2020 12:00PM

Description:

Veraguas Gold Frog Pendant, Costa Rica, c. 800-1500 AD, in the form of a frog, with large round eyes, and rounded back, with two large flat rear legs, with a ring below each eye for attachment, gold content 5.1 grams, at 59.85%, lg. 1 1/8, wd. 7/8 in.

Provenance: Collected by George Washington Goethals (1858-1928),while working on the Panama canal; then by descent through the family.
Estimate $400-600


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