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THBPublished Quimbaya Gold / Quartz Necklace, Nude Shaman
Lot 121b
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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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Museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Viking, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine / Visual Arts, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Quimbaya culture, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A stunning necklace strung with a plethora of native beads carved from either stone or quartz as well as hammered sheet gold. The composition includes 4 teardrop-form quartz beads with tapered lower points, dark stones and hollow gold spheres towards the center, a pair of bifurcated outer strands decorated with forest-green stone seed beads, and several tubular sheet gold beads, all secured with a modern loop and box clasp. The central, high karat gold pendant depicts a nude shamanic figure standing with hands placed atop thighs, a bulbous head, and a finely striated coiffure surmounted by a petite avian creature. A necklace like this was perhaps worn by members of the elite class or perhaps a shaman as the iconography suggests. Size (necklace): 18" L (45.7 cm); (central pendant): 1.375" H (3.5 cm)
Published in "Capturing the Sun: Master Craftsmen of Ancient Mesoamerica," Art for Eternity, gallery exhibition, October 2017, p. 11, fig. 9.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private Elmhurst, New York, USA collection; published in "Capturing the Sun: Master Craftsmen of Ancient Mesoamerica," Art for Eternity, gallery exhibition, October 2017, p. 11, fig. 9.
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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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.
#173277Wearable as shown and strung in modern times. Gold and stone beads are ancient; stringing and clasp are modern. Minor abrasions to some beads, with small indentations to some sheet gold beads, and minor softening to some finer details of figural pendant. Great patina and surfaces to beads and pendant.Condition
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