Double headed female figure, c. 600 AD · Costa Rica, Nicoya, Chorotega · ID: 3050261
not available anymore
Provenance
Irwin Hersey, New York, USA (1970’s)Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 17 September 2011, Lot 135
A. und B. Schirmer, Berlin, Germany
Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger, Munich, 21. September 2015, Lot 158
Size
H: 8 cm
H: 3.1 inch
Description
brown pottery, with piercings, handwritten inscription “W…76”, rest. (right leg)
This effigy illustrated the concept of dualism, prevalent in Pre Columbian art. Here we have a male/female- an elder/a youth, or life/death depiction.
Notices
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).