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THBMuisca Gold Tunjo & Carnelian / Greenstone Beads
Lot 166
About Seller
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
Nov 29, 2018
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2018-11-29 10:00:00
2018-11-29 10:00:00
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Bidsquare : Holiday Glitz - Ancient / Ethnographic Art
https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/artemis-gallery/holiday-glitz---ancient-ethnographic-art-3672
What to give this holiday season? Think silver, gold, bronze, shiny, glittery, wearable, festive. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. This is one sale you don't want to miss! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
What to give this holiday season? Think silver, gold, bronze, shiny, glittery, wearable, festive. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. This is one sale you don't want to miss! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Muisca (pendant) and Muisca/possibly Tairona (beads), ca. 1200 to 1538 CE. A wonderful piece a wearable art comprised of dozens and dozens of greenstone disc beads interspersed with 10 carnelian beads of beautiful orange-red hues and various shapes - bullet, tubular, and rounded. At the center is a lovely pendant - a well-preserved shamanic figure, its flat body comprised of 10-12K gold with gold wire intricately applied to create various details: headband, eyes, mouth, necklaces around his neck, hands, legs, genitalia, and instruments in his grasp. This type of figure is known as a tunjo, meant as an offering to communicate with the gods. Tunjos are found deposited in Lake Guatavita and other important bodies of water in the region, buried in caches, as grave ornaments, and at the entrances to temples. The use of gold on this example indicates its value, as most are made of copper or other less precious metals. Size: 16.5" L (41.9 cm) + 1.5" L (3.8 cm) tunjo pendant
This piece has been has been tested for the presence or absence of particular elements via XRF elemental analysis. A basic 1-page summary of the XRF screening will accompany purchase, identifying each element present in the sample, as well as the quantity of elements present. A more complete analysis detailing historical data / comparisons is available for additional charge – please contact us.
Provenance: private Southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s
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.
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#141015Beads and tunjo are ancient; findings and stringing is modern. Tunjo shows wear commensurate with age, but details are still nice and the piece shows a glowing, warm patina. Minor, stable fissures/nicks to 3 or 4 of the carnelian beads. Minor nicks to a few of the greenstone beads, but otherwise very good.Condition
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