PREïºCOLUMBIAN ART : INCLUDING A SELECTION OF ... - Lempertz
PREïºCOLUMBIAN ART : INCLUDING A SELECTION OF ... - Lempertz
PREïºCOLUMBIAN ART : INCLUDING A SELECTION OF ... - Lempertz
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CHIMU GOLD ROUNDEL<br />
Ca. A. D. 1100-1300<br />
Possibly the frontal of an earspool, repousse with concentric bands<br />
of curled motifs, miniature stylized birds and and openwork square<br />
enclosing a long beaked bird in fl ight.<br />
Diameter 7.5 cm<br />
Cf. Gallo, XLVII top<br />
€ 1 000 – 1 500<br />
*160<br />
CHIMU GOLD, TURQUOISE,<br />
SHELL AND STONE NECKLACE<br />
Ca. A. D. 1100-1300<br />
Composed of a strand of thirty-two gold embossed, hemispherical<br />
beads interspersed with shell spacers and smaller gold and turquoise<br />
beads centering a green stone pendant carved as a stylized<br />
head.<br />
Length overall 74 cm<br />
€ 1 000 – 1 400<br />
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*161<br />
CHIMU GOLD AND<br />
TURQUOISE NECKLACE<br />
Ca. A. D. 1100-1300<br />
Composed of a strand of turquoise spacers of<br />
various sizes interspersed with twelve globular<br />
gold beads alternating with fi ve gold tubular<br />
beads repousse with squat, standing warriors in<br />
graduated sizes, each with hands clasped at the<br />
chest and wearing domed helmets.<br />
Length overall 28 cm<br />
Cf. Gallo, pl. LXXVI, for a similar composition<br />
€ 1 200 – 1 800<br />
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