PRE-COLUMBIAN HUMAN CERAMIC FIGURE (Pair - see #JM011) CHANCO culture, 2000 years before The QUIMBAYA culture. A seated male figure, common in the middle Cauca Valley (COLOMBIA) in the earlier period. With long curving legs, right hand upraised and palm open, the face with deeply slit features and decorated remains of ocher stripes. Head and forehead pierced for decorating probably with feathers; Arms with two constricting bands at the wrist and upper arms. Constricting bands and mark also at th ...click for details
PRE-COLUMBIAN HUMAN CERAMIC FIGURE (Pair - see JM010) CHANCO culture, 2000 years before The QUIMBAYA culture. A seated female figure, common in the middle Cauca Valley (COLOMBIA) in the earlier period. With long curving legs, the face with deeply slit features and decorated with remains of ocher stripes. Head and forehead pierced along the top and front for decorating probably with feathers. Arms with constricting bands at the wrist and upper arms. Constricting bands also at the knees.The feet ...click for details
The Sinu gold and Tumbaga realistically depicts the fauna of the region. This finial shows a pair of "Pisingos" (tree ducks) with flat beaks, fanned tails and folded wings.
Beautifully made and in almost perfect condition. Superb museum quality relic.Measuring 1-11/16 diagonally.
8.3 g
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PRE-COLUMBIAN bird, Staff Head, Sinu, Colombia. This finial depicts a bird (probably a kingfisher or humming bird ) typical of the Sinu region. The beak is closed, the wings folded and the head decorated with braid work.Tumbaga.
Weights 14.9 g.
Measuring 2-7/16 Diagonally and 1-7/16 in height.
Beautiful piece for the serious collector.
Goldsmiths also mixed gold with copper in different proportions to arrive at an alloy known as tumbaga. To protect tumbaga pieces against the rapid discolor ...click for details
Fan shaped ornament (semicircular). Cast by lost wax method. Composed of three rows of openwork filigree (Over 260 pipings)surmounted by a pair of stylize avians at each end of the top bar.
FINE GOLD - 35.6 g
2" X 3 3/8" Each.
A master piece of gold work.
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PRE COLUMBIAN FINE GOLD NOSE ORNAMENT FROM COLOMBIA. Tolima culture. Made from gold sheet worked by hammering or possibly by lost wax casting, with precise ridge and finely tapered finials.
FINE GOLD, weights 1,5 g.
Width: 1 1/16"
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PRE-COLUMBIAN GOLD NOSE ORNAMENT FROM COLOMBIA. From the Calamari area. The semicircular nose piece flares into tubular side flanges formed of openwork coils and ending in domed caps. Made of gold(aprox 16k.) by lost wax method.
GOLD - 7.9 g
Measures 3/4" X 1-7/8"
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PRECOLUMBIAN, 5 FINE GOLD ACCESSORIES FROM COLOMBIA.Tumaco area. Tiny ear or nose ornaments to be affixed to larger pieces are frequent in TUMACO gold work. These have peripheral bead work or piercing.FINE GOLD 0.8 g.
Measuring +/- 1/4"
Beautiful for the pre-columbian miniature's collector.
PRE-COLUMBIAN NOSE ORNAMENT FROM COLOMBIA. Open triangle shaped nose piece. The caps, in the form of nails heads are smooth and well polished. From the Darien region. High carat gold.
3.4g.
1-9/16" X 1-5/8"
Gold wire, made of hammered sheet, has been bent into double coil to form a pair of ear ornaments.
FINE GOLD Weights 5.6 g
1-5/16"
To be sold in conjuction with JM026
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