Description:

Pre-Columbian, Veraguas-Gran Chiriqui or Cocle, Panama. ca. 700-1520 CE. Gold became the preferred material for creating fashionable ornaments sometime after 500 CE replacing jadeite and other green stones from which artists had made impressive jewelry for centuries. Recent scholarship indicates that the sudden appearance of gold and expert knowledge required to work it indicate the introduction of metallurgy from outside the region, most likely northwestern Columbia. The ancient artists cast gold pendants in the form of animal effigies as well as composite creatures. According to Dorie Reents-Budet, "The frog may be a totem, symbolic of transformational abilities or special connections to the supernatural" (Exploring Art of the Ancient Americas (2012). 4.9g. 5/6"L x 5/6"W x 1/2"D. Provenance: Ex-Private Boston Collection, acquired prior to 1970. 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: Choice condition

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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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