PREïºCOLUMBIAN ART : INCLUDING A SELECTION OF ... - Lempertz
PREïºCOLUMBIAN ART : INCLUDING A SELECTION OF ... - Lempertz
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SINU GOLD EAGLE PENDANT<br />
Ca. A. D.500-1000<br />
The regal bird with rounded fl aring tail and tapering wings curving<br />
sharply downward, the stylized legs projecting out at the sides and<br />
terminating in crested birds’ heads, with rounded chest fl anked by<br />
braidwork, and tall neck, the head with large, globular eyes trimmed<br />
with herringbone bands and a spiral crest atop; a suspension loop<br />
on the reverse.<br />
Width 8.9 cm<br />
Provenance<br />
Sotheby’s, May 17, 1992, lot 70<br />
Belgian Collection<br />
€ 6 000 – 9 000<br />
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187<br />
188<br />
PAIR <strong>OF</strong> SINU GOLD EAR ORNAMENTS<br />
Ca. A .D. 500-1000<br />
Of semi-circular form fi nely cast with three rows of openwork fi ligree<br />
zigzags and roundels, surmounted by a two long-billed bird on each<br />
shoulder; one attached to a modern gold chain.<br />
Width 9.5 cm<br />
Provenance<br />
Sotheby’s, May 17, 2002, lot 233<br />
Belgian Collection<br />
€ 2 500 – 4 500<br />
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TAIRONA GOLD NOSE ORNAMENT<br />
Ca. A. D. 1000-1500<br />
Composed of hollow semi circular nose ring, the outer perimeter<br />
applied with two rows of openwork and with tapering terminals<br />
surrounded by braidwork.<br />
Width 6.5 cm<br />
Provenance<br />
Galeria Cano, 1986<br />
Belgian Collection<br />
€ 900 – 1 200