Description:

Mexico, likely Western Oaxaca, Puebla, or Guerrero, Mixtec, ca. 1200-1600 CE. The Mixtecs artisans were accomplished smiths, potters, gold-workers and precious stone cutters according to Spanish accounts written during the Conquest period and Pre-Columbian codices with heroic narratives about Mixtec kings and nobles. Like most Mesoamerican societies, they revered the jaguar. In fact, the most infamous Mixtec king was named Lord Eight Deer "Jaguar Claw" who reigned over Tilantongo in the 11th century. Artisans customarily carved jaguar bones. This carved bone is incised with intriguing hieroglyphs - intriguing because the Mixtec were also adept scribes as we know from their surviving codices, the Codex Vindobonensis narrating Mixtec beliefs about the origin of the universe, their gods, and mythology. Custom, museum-quality stand. 5 1/2"H x 1"W Provenance: Ex-Splendors of the World Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. 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.

  • Condition: Near Choice!

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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
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