Lot 0039

Taino Stone Carvings - Abstract Head + Orb

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Taino Stone Carvings - Abstract Head + Orb

Item Details

Description

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean Islands, Taino people, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A set of 2 abstract stone carvings from the ancient Taino. First is a spheroid carving exhibiting a pair of triangular forms with tapering tendrils that spiral around one another. The larger carving is darker in color and features a highly stylized anthropomorphic visage with deep eye sockets, a broad nose, full lips, and a striated headband. Size: 3.4" L x 2.5" W x 4.8" H (8.6 cm x 6.4 cm x 12.2 cm)

Provenance: private Redwood City, California, USA collection

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Condition

Both with light nicks and abrasions as well as softening to some carved decorations, otherwise intact and very good. Nice preservation to overall forms.