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Nov 4, 2011
Nov 4, 2011
Bat-Nosed Figures Pendant
Bat-Nosed Figures Pendant
1000–1550
Cast gold
Overall: 7.2 x 11.8 x 2.3 cm (2 13/16 x 4 5/8 x 7/8 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1998.2
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Description
Both pendants depict paired figures with tusklike noses. The "tusks" perhaps refer to the upswept nose of the leaf-nosed bat, an agile hunter whose "leaf" helps it to snatch prey from midair. The bat's success as a hunter is part of the reason that some identify such paired figures as warriors. They each hold a paddle-shaped object; the larger pair, in elaborate costumes, also clutches staffs.
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