Description:

Pre-Columbian, Venezuela, Trujillo, ca. 300 to 1100 CE. A large pectoral pendant, hand-carved from mottled sage-green stone with beige and dark-brown inclusions, featuring a pair of wide batwing-form lateral projections with a triangular attachment tab on top. In Venezuela, most bat species have been found in caves in the northeastern Andes, and the western and central parts of the Caribbean mountains. Although the stone for this piece is not native to the Venezuelan Andes, it was most likely traded from the northern edge of South America. Size: 7.75" W x 3" H (19.7 cm x 7.6 cm).

Provenance: private West Palm Beach, Florida, USA collection, acquired via inheritance from the collection of Louis L. Scher, found in Venezuela during the 1960s and 1970s

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  • Condition: Small losses to one lower corner, with minor abrasions to both sides.

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