A GOLD MOCHE OF A FELINE HEAD WITH SHELL & STONE INLAY, LOMA NEGRA, VICUS-MOCHE, CIRCA 200-500 A.D.


H. 7.5 cm,
9,0 cm

Catalogue note: 

These objects “beads” were part of an large necklace, you can see small holes on both
sides, vertically above each other on the back side for attachment. Made from a allow of low
gold, low silver and copper, with shell and stone inlay. These "beads" were left in graves of
high priests in the pre-columbian cultures of the west coast of Peru. Vicus-Moche culture, ca
200 AD.

Provenance details:

Private collection A. J. Grant, NYC, acquired 1950’s-1960’s, thence by decent.
With D. Cole Gallery, during the 1960`s and 1970`s with a gallery in San Francisco.
Private collection Spain, 2070`s to 2015.
Acquired European art market, ca. 2015 to 2017.