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THBRare Maya Bird Pectoral w/ Applied Shell & Turquoise
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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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LiveMar 9, 2023
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico to Guatemala, Proto-Maya to Maya culture, ca. 300 BCE to 900 CE. An exceedingly rare and endearing bird pendant or pectoral carved from thick slab of giant clam shell adorned with a mosaic of spondylus shell representing the upper and lower beaks. Turquoise for the tail feathers along with additional small elements of turquoise for the eyes and as a small section of each beak. Two suspension holes toward the central base.Birds and bird feathers were so highly revered by ancient cultures. Birds were owned and traded as a symbol of wealth and status and often represented on Maya ceramics and stone work. Size: 8.125" W x 3" H (20.6 cm x 7.6 cm); 6" H (15.2 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA collection; ex-Minerva Gallery; ex-Benjamin Vega, California, USA, acquired in 2006 to 2007; ex-Gene and Virginia George, brought to the USA from 1961 to 1966
#177916Condition
Body repaired from 2 sections, quite probable that areas of turquoise and spondylus shell have been reattached but appears to be original. Wonderful, liberal root marked surface and surface deposits on the mosaic elements.
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