Chavin / Recuay Stone Snuff Palette (for Coca or Lime)
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Description
Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin or Recuay ca. 900 to 400 BCE. Carved compacted limestone snuff palette of the type used for either coca or lime inhalation. Having a tapered handle and rectangular grinding area with carved geometric borders and circular depression. Two zoomorphic finials having drilled suspension holes between their legs. The reverse is carved with two semiabstract human figures. Drilled suspension at the base of the handle. Remains of original pigment. Size: 2.5" W x 4.5" H (6.4 cm x 11.4 cm); 6.75" H (17.1 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: ex-Arte Primitivo, Fine Pre-Columbian & Tribal Art #111, September 22, 2023, lot 278; ex-private Scheifele collection, Connecticut, USA
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#182268
Provenance: ex-Arte Primitivo, Fine Pre-Columbian & Tribal Art #111, September 22, 2023, lot 278; ex-private Scheifele collection, Connecticut, USA
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#182268
Condition
Loss to head of right-side creature, small scratches else quite excellent.
Buyer's Premium
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Chavin / Recuay Stone Snuff Palette (for Coca or Lime)
Estimate $1,500 - $2,000
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PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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