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A Nazca shell 'pectoral' necklace, Southern Peru, 200-600 A.D.

Lot 57. A Nazca shell 'pectoral' necklace, Southern Peru, 200-600 A.D.;11 ½ in. (29 cm.) high; 14 ½ in. (36 cm.) long. Estimate GBP 10,000 - GBP 15,000 (USD 12,620 - USD 18,930) . © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. The pectoral is made from small shaped pieces...

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Tags: Nazca, 200-600 A.D., Collection Barbier-Mueller, Southern Peru, shell 'pectoral' necklace

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5 janvier 2019

Deletaille Gallery at BRAFA 2019, Stand 40b

Jaguar effigy jar in three parts, Guatemala, Maya Lowlands, 350-550 AD. Burnished brownware ceramic. H 29 cm. © Deletaille Gallery at BRAFA 2019, Stand 40b. Provenance: private European collection Literature: 'Art de Mésoamérique-Meso-Amerikaanse Kunst',...

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Tags: Mexico, Guatemala, Codex Style vase, Jaguar effigy jar, Maya Lowlands

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5 janvier 2019

British Museum launches Santo Domingo Centre of Excellence for Latin American Research

Anthropomorphic mask with triangular nose-ornament, made of gold by hammering and embossing, 100BC-1600 (?), Yotoco (?), Late Quimbaya (?) , Colombia. © Trustees of the British Museum LONDON .- Thanks to support from the Santo Domingo family, the British...

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Tags: Colombia, 1-900, Figure made of stone, San Agustin

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26 décembre 2018

Colombian Calima Jewelry from 'The Body Transformed' At The Met Fifth Avenue

Headdress Ornament, 1st–7th century, Calima art (Yotoco period), Colombia. Gold. H. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm). Gift and Bequest of Alice K. Bache, 1966, 1977, 66.196.24. © 2000–2018 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Five lateral rays project out from either side...

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Tags: headdress ornament, nose ornament, Calima art, Yotoco period, Arm Ornament, Pectoral with Face

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28 février 2018

Necklace with Beads in the Shape of Jaguars' Teeth, Mixtec (Ñudzavui), A.D. 1200–1521

Necklace with Beads in the Shape of Jaguars' Teeth, Mixtec (Ñudzavui), A.D. 1200–1521, Central Mexico. Gold. W. (bead) 1 3/8 × L. (necklace) 15 1/4 in. (3.5 × 38.7 cm). Purchase, Mariana and Ray Herrmann, Jill and Alan Rappaport, and Stephanie Bernheim...

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Tags: A.D. 1200–1521, Mixtec (Ñudzavui), Necklace with Beads in the Shape of Jaguars' Teeth

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28 février 2018

Turtle-Shell Ornaments, Aztec or Mixtec (Ñudzavui), A.D. 1200–1521, Mexico

Turtle-Shell Ornaments, Aztec or Mixtec (Ñudzavui), A.D. 1200–1521, Mexico. Gold. Each Bead: 1 3/4 × 1 × 1/2 in. (4.5 × 2.5 × 1.3 cm). Necklace length: 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm). Pre-Columbian Collection, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. (PC.B.103). This necklace...

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Tags: Mexico, Aztec, A.D. 1200–1521, Mixtec, Turtle-Shell Ornaments

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28 février 2018

Mask, ca. 800 B.C. (fabrication); A.D. 1469–1481 (deposition), Olmec style, Mexico, Guerrero

Mask, ca. 800 B.C. (fabrication); A.D. 1469–1481 (deposition), Olmec style, Mexico, Guerrero; Mexico, Tenochtitlan (Mexico City). Hornblende hornfels. H. 4 1/4 × W. 3 3/8 × D. 1 1/4 in. (10.8 × 8.6 × 3.2 cm), Museo del Templo Mayor, Secretaría de Cultura-INAH,...

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Tags: Mexico, mask, Guerrero, A.D. 1469–1481, Olmec style, ca. 800 B.C.

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28 février 2018

Effigy Mask of Coyolxauhqui (“She Who Has Facial Painting with Bells”), ca. A.D. 1500. Mexica culture, Mexico, Tenochtitlan

Effigy Mask of Coyolxauhqui (“She Who Has Facial Painting with Bells”), ca. A.D. 1500. Mexica culture, Mexico, Tenochtitlan. Greenstone. H. 4 1/8 × W. 5 11/16 × D. 1 9/16 in. (10.5 × 14.5 × 4 cm). Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University,...

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Tags: Mexico, Tenochtitlan, Coyolxauhqui (“She Who Has Facial Painting with Bells”), Effigy Mask, Mexica culture, ca. A.D. 1500

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27 janvier 2018

Pendant in the Form of a Shaman, Malagana, Colombia, 500 BC-AD 500

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Tags: Colombia, 500 BC-AD 500, Malagana, Pendant in the Form of a Shaman

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27 janvier 2018

Standing Figure Holding Ceremonial Staff, Olmec, Mexico, 900-600 BC

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Tags: Mexico, Olmec, 900-600 BC, Standing Figure Holding Ceremonial Staff

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