Owl pectoral · Costa Rica, précolombien · ID: 3038461
Vendu
3 500 €
Provenance
Patti Cadby Birch, USA (acquired before 1993)Howard Nowes, New York City, USA
Dutch Private Collection
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
Littérature comparée
Kann, Peter (Hg.) Gold und Macht, Spanien in der Neuen Welt, Wien u.a. 1986, p. 251