Zemanek-Münster

Pectoral bird

Colombia, Tairona
sold EUR 4,000
Provenance
Patti Cadby Birch, USA (acquired before 1993)
Howard Nowes, New York City, USA
Dutch Private Collection
Size
H: 8,4 cm
H: 3.3 inch

Description

gold, weight: 46,5 gram, very high quality cast hook beak bird with small moveable ring ornament in its beak, filigree appliqués work, attachment eyelets behind, acrylic base


Comparing literature

Reents-Budet, Dorie, Exploring Art of the Ancient Americas, London 2012, p. 138

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