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THBFine Tumaco Gold Hand Pendant w/ Chain - 34.5 g
Lot 118a
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Artemis Fine Arts
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 Fine Arts
Dec 12, 2019
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2019-12-12 10:00:00
2019-12-12 10:00:00
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What to give this holiday season? You'll find plenty of options in our Dec. 12 auction that will cater to all tastes and budgets. Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
What to give this holiday season? You'll find plenty of options in our Dec. 12 auction that will cater to all tastes and budgets. Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
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- Lot Description
**Holiday Shipping Deadlines**
USA Domestic: 12/14 for Standard; 12/23 for Express; International: 12/7 for Standard; 12/19 for Express
Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Tumaco (sometimes La Tolita) culture, ca. 350 BCE to 350 CE. A wonderful pendant in the shape of an abstract anthropomorphic figure, created from a hammered sheet of 80% gold (equivalent to 18K+ gold), standing atop a pair of attenuated legs. The stocky body boasts rounded shoulders and a tapering head with a trio of circular hair bulbs, and the delineated left arm exhibits five outstretched fingers with a small nodule protruding from the wrist. Fifteen hammered gold sheet rings are linked together to form a chain, and one link is fed through a small hole is pierced through the midsection of the figure's body. Size (pendant): 1.8" W x 2.375" H (4.6 cm x 6 cm); size (chain at full length): 10.8" L (27.4 cm); quality of gold: 80% (equivalent to 18K+); total weight: 34.5 grams.
Provenance: private California, USA collection, acquired in 2006 from Arte Primitivo Gallery, New York, New York, USA; ex-private New Jersey, USA collection
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#145701Light indentations and slight warping to overall form of pendant and chain links commensurate with age, with minor abrasions, otherwise intact and excellent. Light earthen deposits and fine patina throughout.Condition
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