Zemanek-Münster

Owl pectoral ·  Costa Rica, pre-columbian · ID: 3038461

sold EUR 3,500
Provenance
Patti Cadby Birch, USA (acquired before 1993)
Howard Nowes, New York City, USA
Dutch Private Collection
Size
H: 7,4 cm
H: 2.9 inch

Description

gold, weight: 85,9 gram, hook beak bird with small prey in its mouth, scrollwork aside the eyes, rattle body, wing-shaped projections, attachment hook behind, base


The object Owl pectoral with the object ID 3038461 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 75 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,500.

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Comparing literature

Kann, Peter (Hg.) Gold und Macht, Spanien in der Neuen Welt, Wien u.a. 1986, p. 251


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