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| Auction Closes At: |
10:47:00 09/24/2024 |
| Time Remaining: |
Closed |
| Lot# & Name: |
282. Quimbaya Rose Gold Face Maskette Pendants (2) |
| Estimate: |
$25,000-$35,000 |
| Current High Bid: |
$12,500.00 |
| Auction Closed(Final Price) |
$12,500.00 |
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| Category: |
Pre-Columbian Art
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| Sub Category: |
Pre-Columbian Gold - Colombia
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| Culture or Country: |
Quimbaya region, Colombia.
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| Period: |
Ca. 500 - 1250 A.D.
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| Size: |
2-3/4”H. x 2-3/16”W.
51 & 58 gms.
tested as: 12.8K & 13K. |
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| Description: |
Exceptional matching pair of rose gold maskette pendants, depicting human faces, with strong passive meditative facial expressions, eyes closed, wearing a nose ring, fancy segmented head bands and finely incised geometric facial scarification. Both are perforated with two suspension holes at their temples. Both are intact, exc. cond. Each on a custom tapered hardwood and bronze base. Both are very high quality beautiful examples. |
| Provenance: |
Emily & Walter Mead Collection, Santa Fe, NM., active late 1950’s - 1970’s. (Mead Paper Corporation family). XRF tested, report available. |
| Shipping Fee: |
| National: |
$55.00 |
| International: |
$125.00 (This is approximate and for Postal Service. Prices may vary, especially for private carriers such as: FEDEX, UPS and BAX).
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Quimbaya Rose Gold Face Maskette Pendants (2)
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