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Lot 243
  • 243

Casse-tête cérémoniel, tête de félin Culture Nicoya Province de Guanacaste, Costa Rica Période IV récente, 100 av. J.-C.-500 ap. J.-C.

Estimate
8,000 - 10,000 EUR
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Description

  • Culture Nicoya
  • Casse-tête cérémoniel, tête de félin
  • Pierre dure vert pâle à surface brillante
  • h. 9 cm ; 3 1/2 in et l. 11 cm ; 4 1/3 in

Provenance

Collection Josef Mueller, Soleure, avant 1952
Collection Barbier-Mueller, Genève, Inv. n° 521-62

Exhibited

Barcelone, Museu Barbier-Mueller d’Art Precolombí, 29 novembre 2000-7 mai 2001, Paris, Maison de l’Amérique latine, 14 juin-9 septembre 2001, Arts précolombiens de l’Amérique centrale dans les collections du musée Barbier-Mueller de Barcelone: Nicaragua, Costa Rica et Panamá

Literature

Arts précolombiens de l’Amérique centrale dans les collections du musée Barbier-Mueller de Barcelone: Nicaragua, Costa Rica et Panamá, 2001, cat. 14, p. 173

Condition

Très bon état, altérations de surface dues au temps Very good condition, fading to the surface as a result of age
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