The gold objects cover the range of animal forms in the Isthmus. The tapir is represented in one 
specimen while the jaguar and the monkey and various reptiles are favorite subjects. Sometimes com- 
posite forms are seen 
Human beings are represented either singly or in pairs. Various activities are shown. MHead- 
dresses and necklaces are on the otherwise nude subjects, and objects such as bells are held in the hand. 
A remarkable specimen [upper right-hand corner] shows a man being devoured by two vultures 
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