Figural pendant, ca. 800 - 1200 AD · Colombia, Quimbaya · ID: 3053491
Starting price
EUR 15,000
Estimated price
EUR 20,000
Provenance
Robert Scheibe, Bogotá, Colombia (1859 - 1923), coll. in situSize
H: 16,3 cm
H: 6.4 inch
Description
gold, 19.5 kt, 114 g,
Anthropomorphic pendants of this type were probably worn as body, status, or pectoral ornaments and also carried representative as well as ritual-symbolic significance. Stylistically, the object belongs to the sphere of goldwork attributed to the Quimbaya, recognizable in its frontal symmetry, mask-like face, emphasized headdress, and ornamentally reduced body form.
Notices
This object is subject to the Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).