Description:

Pre-Columbian, La Tolita, Ca 200 - 800 CE. Heavy sheet gold crown, wide band intricately decorated with low relief repousse, semi-abstract design composed of twenty vertical registers of double anthropomorphic figures, alternating standing head to head and feet to feet, double felines or monkeys incorporated into the legs of the figures. Geometric stepped elements bordering each pair of registers. Beaded upper and lower borders. A vertical row of five pierced holes at both ends for attachment. An important and beautiful example. Custom display stand. 7"D. x 2-5/8"W

  • Provenance: PROVENANCE: Ex-private Malibu, CA collection, ex- Ron Messick Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
  • Condition: Intact/Near-Choice

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