Double Pendant in the Form of a Mythical Saurian with Tusks
800–1200
Gold with plaster restoration of boar tusks
7 × 2.4 cm (2.8 × 0.9 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG
Emblems of caiman and caiman-like creatures were often symbolic of the land floating in the primordial sea, thus evoking the original world creation and the ongoing ties between the mythic past and the heroic present.
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