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THBSican / Lambayeque 12K Gold Crown - Seabirds & Waves
Lot 179
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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
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
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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, North Coast Peru, Sican/Lambayeque, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. A gorgeous 12 karat gold crown decorated with three registers in repousse. The uppermost register presents repeating step or pyramidal motifs; the middle band features repeating seabirds in profile with bulging eyes, curved beaks, and outspread tails; finally, the lowest register presents repeating spiral wave motifs. Each corner of the crown is perforated twice for attachment. An elegant piece of wearable art created by the ancients of the Andes. Size: 19.5" L x 1.25" H (49.5 cm x 3.2 cm); 9" H (22.9 cm) on included custom stand.
Ancient Andean cultures perfected sophisticated metallurgical techniques in order to create gold and silver ornaments which were intended for either the living or the deceased. To create this piece, the ancient metalsmith hammered a gold piece into a very thin sheet, approximately the size of the finished work or trimmed to that size. Then the artisan used fine-grained stone anvils and hammer stones made of hematite or green porphyry, sometimes with animal hide attached, and a wooden template to create the form and its repousse ornamentation, as the metalsmith hammered the gold sheet upon the wooden template.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-Eugene Lions collection, Switzerland
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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#136623Unable to weigh, since crown is secured to a stand. Some creases, restored tears, and tarnish as shown. Perforated at corners for former attachment.Condition
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