Gran Cocle Gold Composite Animal Pendant

Panama Ca. 500 to 1500 AD.   Solid high karat yellow gold animal forms, possibly presenting as a frog on one end and a tadpole on the other with a set of flipper feet opposite loop holes as the curled legs; head turned upward on smaller animal with bulging eyes, also has a loop atop.  Dimension: Size 4.2cm; 1-5/8 inches Length;  22k weight  16g. XRF elemental analysis from Manhattan Gold & Silver Inc. dated December 16, 2024, shows:Gold (Au): 87.66%Silver (Ag): 5.56%Copper (Cu): 6.60%Iron (Fe): 0.18%This composition is consistent with a pre-Columbian alloy that typically combined gold and copper in varying proportions. The high gold content (87.66%) and the small presence of copper is characteristic of Pre Colombian gold casting. Provenance: From the estate of Christian Illies (1947-2014), Opelika, Alabama who inherited the collection from his grandfather, Ferdinand Grebien (1877-1976).  Christian Illies’ grandfather, Ferdinand Grebien was born in Austria in 1887 and arrived in Pan