Description:

Pre-Columbian, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. CE. 1-500. With celt-like blade, raised squarish torso, the long recurved beak with caruncle resting on the chest, with close-set sunken string-cut eyes, in blue-green finely veined stone, pierced laterally at the neck. Height 7 3/8 in. (18.6 cm.) For a near-identical example, see Christies, November 2004, lot 78, which realized $16,730 Provenance: Ex-private Collection, Scottsdale, AZ. Ex French Collection, authenticated by Francine Maurer (Licensed French expert). All items in this auction have been legally acquired, are legal to sell, and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids, papered by our parent company, Artemis Gallery Ancient Art. The starting price is the lowest price at which the lot can sell.

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Bid Increments
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$0 $299 $25
$300 $999 $50
$1,000 $1,999 $100
$2,000 $4,999 $250
$5,000 $9,999 $500
$10,000 $19,999 $1,000
$20,000 $49,999 $2,000
$50,000 $99,999 $5,000
$100,000 $199,999 $10,000
$200,000 + $25,000