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Auction Closes At: 12:53:01 09/27/2024
Time Remaining: Closed
Lot# & Name: 286. Moche Royal Gold Atl-Atl
Estimate: $15,000-$20,000
Current High Bid: $7,500.00
Auction Closed(Final Price) $7,500.00

Category: Pre-Columbian Art
Sub Category: Moche, Nazca, etc.
Culture or Country: Mochica, North Coast.
Period: Ca. 300 - 500 A.D.
Size: 15”H.

Description: High karat yellow gold with silver content, having a long, slender tapered shaft, hollow on the base and capped at the terminal. The thumb grip is an inset abstract zoomorphic charm , probably a stylized bird, of turquoise quality chrysocolla. The dart nock is composed of a separate pale blue-green stone figure, probably a compacted clay, holding his hand over his mouth and standing upon a mosaic floor of deep turquoise tessarae. This embedded into a squared integral base of gold, connected to the main shaft. Obviously, this was for ceremonial use only, for a royal dignitary. Figure reattached at the legs, otherwise intact, exc. cond. Custom bronze base. A very rare and beautiful example.
Provenance: Private west coast collection. Ex. Ian Arundel collection, Santa Monica, CA., acquired 1950’s - 1960’s by decent to Colin Arundel.
Shipping Fee:
National: $60.00
International: $125.00 (This is approximate and for Postal Service. Prices may vary, especially for private carriers such as: FEDEX, UPS and BAX).
   




Moche Royal Gold Atl-Atl

BIDDER BID QTY Original Bid Time
1. banana $7,500.00 1 9/24/2024 11:00:14 AM

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