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THBNazca Gold / Silver Ear Spools Monkey Finials (pr)
Lot 106
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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
Dec 9, 2021
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2021-12-09 12:00:00
2021-12-09 12:00:00
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Bidsquare : All That Glitters | Ancient & Ethnographic
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Join us for a very special holiday auction featuring jewelry, glass, icons, coins, and so much more. Think silver, gold, and all things shiny. Perfect for holiday gift giving or for self-gifting. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Join us for a very special holiday auction featuring jewelry, glass, icons, coins, and so much more. Think silver, gold, and all things shiny. Perfect for holiday gift giving or for self-gifting. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 200 to 400 CE. An attractive pair of 12K gold and sterling silver earspools with silver plugs and gold roundels, each adorned with an endearing silver monkey eating a fruit. In the Pre-Columbian world, simian creatures fascinated humans for their whimsical antics. Moreover, the monkey's face, postures, and manual dexterity mirrored those of humankind, and the ancients believed that the monkey mediated between humankind and the supernatural. Size: 1.625" L x 1.75" W (4.1 cm x 4.4 cm); Total weight: 36.1 grams
These ear spools have undergone XRF (x-ray flourescence) testing and the gold tops contain 50% gold, 45% silver, and 5% copper making them 12K; the monkeys contain 95% silver and 5% copper; the plugs are also sterling silver, however the flat base end of one plug is made of copper and iron suggesting a very old repair given its oxidation.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-Hirsch Collection, Germany, acquired by 1990
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.
#131952Normal tarnish to silver monkeys. Tarnish and oxidation to the plugs. Old losses to one of the plugs as shown.Condition
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