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THBFramed Ancient Andean Gold, Silver, & Copper Assortment
Lot 189
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Oct 31, 2019
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2019-10-31 10:00:00
2019-10-31 10:00:00
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Our Halloween Day auction features classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Our Halloween Day auction features classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Ancient Andes, Moche, Chimu, and Inca, ca. 500 to 1500 CE. A collection of six metal foil items from the ancient highland and coastal kingdoms of Peru, alongside eight tupus, pins for fastening cloaks, each topped by a decorative metal item. Describing the foil items first, from top to bottom: a 72% gold (equivalent to 15K+) foil strip with cinnabar coloring; a 99% copper pectoral with a relief sun face on it; a 66% gold (equivalent to 15K+) foil strip with repeated repousse maize motifs; a 51% gold (equivalent to 12K+) foil strip colored with red cinnabar; a copper/silver alloy strip with stippled dots around its border; and a 97% silver crescent-shaped pectoral. Size of gold strip at top: 8.75" W x 1.1" H (22.2 cm x 2.8 cm); size of frame: 2.5" L x 12.25" W x 13" H (6.4 cm x 31.1 cm x 33 cm)
The tupus, from left to right: one 96% silver with a round disc top; one with an abstract human form with large headdress, made from 95% silver; one topped by a three-dimensional bird finial, made of copper; one with a long, corn-stalk-shaped top made of 69% silver; one with an abstract stepped form, made of 93% silver; one with a three-dimensional, long-beaked bird at its top, made of copper; one with silver foil, made of 97% silver; and finally another with a round disc top, made of 51% gold (equivalent to 12K+).
Provenance: private California, USA collection
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#145833None of the pieces have been examined outside of the frame. All of the flat pieces are slightly bent, with some losses to the peripheries. Tupu pins are slightly bent as shown. Rich patina on all.Condition
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