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THBMapuche Stone Ceremonial Clava Scepter
Lot 109
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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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Featuring a very special collection of Fine Art from the Hollywood Hills, including Picasso & Rookwood ceramics! Also included are many fine examples of classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Featuring a very special collection of Fine Art from the Hollywood Hills, including Picasso & Rookwood ceramics! Also included are many fine examples of classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Argentina or Chile, Mapuche culture, ca. 1200 to 1700 CE. A hand-carved ceremonial scepter known as a clava made of hefty tan-hued stone. The profile is similar to a highly abstract head of a macaw or parrot. The thick handle extends downwards until expanding gently to form a knob-form pommel. The upper tip forms the bird's beak; incised with a linear, arrow-like motif, and the center bears a pair of low relief circular eyes. The surface is highly polished to achieve a pleasing smoothness. Mapuche shamans held scepters like this example by their handles to demonstrate their power and status. Size: 11.625" L x 5" W (29.5 cm x 12.7 cm); 9.875" H (25.1 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, 1995 to 2010; ex-private Moraga collection, Los Angeles, California, USA
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#170962Losses to lower portion of handle on one side, areas of 1 eye, and tip of beak on one side of head. Minor abrasions and stable hairline fissures, with softening to some finer incised details, and light encrustations within some recessed areas. Nice surface smoothness.Condition
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