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THBRare Moche Silver and Gold Labrets
Lot 77
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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 10, 2020
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2020-12-10 12:00:00
2020-12-10 12:00:00
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Bidsquare : All That Glitters | Ancient & Ethnographic
https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/artemis-gallery/all-that-glitters-ancient-ethnographic-6192
Think glass, silver, gold, bronze, brass, wearable, decorative, worth owning! Unique finds from Egypt, Greece, Italy, the Near East. Asian art from east to west. Pre-Columbian. Spanish Colonial. Fabulous Russian Icons with silver oklads. Ancient / Ethnographic jewelry, and more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Think glass, silver, gold, bronze, brass, wearable, decorative, worth owning! Unique finds from Egypt, Greece, Italy, the Near East. Asian art from east to west. Pre-Columbian. Spanish Colonial. Fabulous Russian Icons with silver oklads. Ancient / Ethnographic jewelry, and more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 100 BCE to 400 CE. An opulent set of four labret plugs comprised of gold and silver. All four column-like labrets have cylindrical bodies and are adorned with copper ornaments that have developed gorgeous seafoam green and russet patina. The first two labrets present with flat rectangular ornaments, though the second also has a small ring of copper spheres, and bottom sections comprised of 12 to 14 karat gold. The third has a thicker rectangular copper ornament with a band of orbs, slightly larger than the second labret's spheres, and a lower piece comprised of 11 to 12 karat gold. The most lustrous of the labrets has an ornament with a loop of balls and a square piece of 9 karat gold and a bottom piece of 19 to 20 karat gold. Rare examples of ancient Moche facial ornaments! Size: 5.25" L x 4.125" W (13.3 cm x 10.5 cm); 3.75" H (9.5 cm) on included custom stand. Size of Largest: 0.25" L x 1.75" H (0.6 cm x 4.4 cm) Weight, from left to right: 1.2 g, 2.9 g, 5.6 g, 4.3 g.
Our XRF revealed the following composition for each labret, from left to right: First: Top: 90% Copper, 8% Silver, 1% Gold - Bottom: 56% Gold, 41% Silver, 2% Copper Second: Top: 69% Copper, 30% Silver - Bottom: 52% Gold, 45% Silver, 2% Copper Third: 81% Copper, 18% Gold - Bottom: 49% Gold, 46% Silver Fourth: 45% Copper, 37% Gold, 16% Silver - Bottom: 81% Gold, 17% Silver
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-Eugene Lions collection, Geneve, Switzerland, collected 1960 to 2000
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#159384Intact and excellent. Precious metal elements have developed a warm age patina. Copper elements have developed a lovely green and russet patina.Condition
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