Lot of 3 Chavin Stone Amulets - Figure & Animals
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Pre-Columbian, north coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A fine set of three hand-carved stone amulets with drilled suspension holes. First is an avian figure that is carved from green and brown stone with an enormous head surmounting its petite body. Second is a stylized anthropomorphic figure carved from orange and brown stone standing atop attenuated legs and wearing a rectangular headdress low on the forehead. The largest amulet depicts a highly stylized mammal, perhaps a rabbit or dog, with an upturned tail, a lowered head, and a white body color. Size of largest (rabbit): 1.125" L x 0.625" W (2.9 cm x 1.6 cm)
Provenance: private Matrisciano collection, Thousand Oaks, California, USA; ex-Joel L. Malter & Co., Encino, California, USA
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#156443
Pre-Columbian, north coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A fine set of three hand-carved stone amulets with drilled suspension holes. First is an avian figure that is carved from green and brown stone with an enormous head surmounting its petite body. Second is a stylized anthropomorphic figure carved from orange and brown stone standing atop attenuated legs and wearing a rectangular headdress low on the forehead. The largest amulet depicts a highly stylized mammal, perhaps a rabbit or dog, with an upturned tail, a lowered head, and a white body color. Size of largest (rabbit): 1.125" L x 0.625" W (2.9 cm x 1.6 cm)
Provenance: private Matrisciano collection, Thousand Oaks, California, USA; ex-Joel L. Malter & Co., Encino, California, 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.
#156443
Condition
All items have light abrasions, encrustations, and softening to some finer details, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits throughout.
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Lot of 3 Chavin Stone Amulets - Figure & Animals
Estimate $400 - $600
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