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PENDENTIF AVIFORME À DEUX TÊTES EN ORDIQUÍS/CHIRIQUI800-1 200 AP. J.-C. |
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 EUR
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Description
- larg. 10 cm ; 4 in
Poinçon français d'import pour l'or 18K (750°/00)Poids brut : 178,56 g
Provenance
Collection Charles Craig, Santa Barbara
Collection Hendershott, États-Unis
Heritage Auctions Galleries, Dallas, 29 septembre 2006, n° 47101
Importante Collection privée française
Collection Hendershott, États-Unis
Heritage Auctions Galleries, Dallas, 29 septembre 2006, n° 47101
Importante Collection privée française
Condition
Excellent condition overall. each head with stylized alligator heads arching outwards, the wings with beaded lower perimeters, each beak and projecting feet with loops for attachments of dangles.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
« Plus que toute autre tradition artistique, les objets en or parvenaient à retranscrire les capacités et les pouvoirs de transformation – dans la manière dont ils étaient fabriqués et utilisés, par ce qu'ils représentaient […]. Directement ou indirectement, la transformation est au cœur de cette constellation de significations et d'activités ” (Quilter in McEwan, Gold Precolumbian: Technology, Style and Iconography, 2000, p. 192). Cf. Lothrop, Archaeology of Southern Veraguas, Panama, 1950, p. 56, fig. 72B, pour un autre pendentif à deux têtes.
“Gold objects, perhaps above all other artistic expressions, came to express transformative capacities and powers- in how they were manufactured, how they were displayed and what they represented … Directly or indirectly, transformation lies at the core of this constellation of meanings and activities” (Quilter in McEwan, ed. Precolumbian Gold: Technology, Style, and Iconography, 2000, p. 192).
Cf. Lothrop, Archaeology of Southern Veraguas, Panama, 1950, p. 56, fig. 72B for the double-headed type.
“Gold objects, perhaps above all other artistic expressions, came to express transformative capacities and powers- in how they were manufactured, how they were displayed and what they represented … Directly or indirectly, transformation lies at the core of this constellation of meanings and activities” (Quilter in McEwan, ed. Precolumbian Gold: Technology, Style, and Iconography, 2000, p. 192).
Cf. Lothrop, Archaeology of Southern Veraguas, Panama, 1950, p. 56, fig. 72B for the double-headed type.