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Three Costa Rican Gold Effigy Pendants ca. A.D. 800-1200
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description
- gold
- Heights: 1 3/4 in, 1 1/4 in and 2 1/4 in ( 4.5 cm, 3.2 cm and 5.7 cm)
comprising a spider with legs resting on double-headed serpents and the egg-sac forming a bell; a turtle within a braided circle, and a bird with tapering openwork wings, flared tail ending in curled feathers, the talons clenched, and head with feather crest and caruncle on the beak; each with suspension loops.
Provenance
Theodore Westburg, Pennsylvania, acquired in the 1950's/early 1960's
By descent to the present owner
By descent to the present owner