Description:

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Loma Negra, Moche, ca. 100 BCE to 100 CE. A very fine copper votive mace head. Each side of the meace depicts an owl - revered by the Moche as the one who carried the sun across the night sky so it would rise in the morning. Size: 2"H x 2"W. Provenance: Ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection Germany, acquired between 1950 and 1960. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. #108906

  • Condition: Heavy verdigris on surface, else excellent

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