This exceptional lost-wax cast sculpture is one of only a few known examples in the world. It has loops cast onto its back to allow it to be attached to something or someone. There are four heads and a central design element that some have argued represents the sun. Such a design, four points with a central point, is common throughout the ancient Americas and often represents the four cardinal directions and the world center, serving as a cosmogram—a flat geometric depiction of the cosmos.