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Calima Gold Lime Dipper Circa AD 200-400
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
- gold
- Height: 9 3/4 in (24.8 cm)
Provenance
Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York
Count and Countess Guy de Boisrouvray, Switzerland, acquired from the above
Sotheby's, New York, Collection of the Count and Countess Guy de Boisrouvray, October 27, 1989, lot 123
American Private Collection, acquired at the above auction
Sotheby's, New York, November 20, 1995, lot 61, consigned by the above
Private Collection, acquired at the above auction and by descent in the family
Count and Countess Guy de Boisrouvray, Switzerland, acquired from the above
Sotheby's, New York, Collection of the Count and Countess Guy de Boisrouvray, October 27, 1989, lot 123
American Private Collection, acquired at the above auction
Sotheby's, New York, November 20, 1995, lot 61, consigned by the above
Private Collection, acquired at the above auction and by descent in the family
Exhibited
Gubelin, Berne, Collection Unique d’Objects d’Art de Epoque PreColombienne, June 11-July 6, 1968, no. 10
Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York, Gods and Men in PreColumbian Art, A Special Exhibition, October 6-November 25, 1967
Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York, Gods and Men in PreColumbian Art, A Special Exhibition, October 6-November 25, 1967
Literature
Gubelin, ed., Collection Unique d’Objects d’Art de Epoque PreColombienne, Berne, 1968, cat. no. 10
Andre Emmerich Gallery, ed., Gods and Men in PreColumbian Art, A Special Exhibition, New York, 1967, cat. no. 80
Andre Emmerich Gallery, ed., Gods and Men in PreColumbian Art, A Special Exhibition, New York, 1967, cat. no. 80
Catalogue Note
the solid dipper is finely cast with a highly complex anthropomorpic seated figure with a saurian's head framed by graduated scrolls, the arms reaching around the bent knees and grasping the arching crest from above.