Frog Pendant A.D. 550-850 Greater Coclé This pendant, in the form of a frog, is suggestive of a range of frog species in the area where it was likely fabricated (see image 1). It is made of cast metal, likely an alloy of gold with copper. Its carbonized ceramic core is partially preserved. The frog looks forward. Its spherical eyes are at the top corners of its head, and they have linear indentations in their centers. The frogs tongue projects outward, illustrated as two spirals that are connected to the center of the mouth and at its ends by a thick, curved band of metal (see image 2). There is a plain band of metal that outlines the mouth. Another band has a chevron design, and it extends from the mouth down the center of the head and then connects with another chevron band forming a circle on the back of the frog (see image 3). The internal diameter of this circular band is 3.1 cm. The chevron band along the central axis resumes at the rear of the frog, where it emerges out of the
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