Mesoamerican Zapotec Inlaid Mask
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220-900 AD. A carved serpentine mask with tall segmented headdress, with inlaid ornament in flint, jadeite and obsidian. See Smith, B., Mexico. A History in Art, Mexico, 1979.793 grams, 17.5cm (7"). Property of an Italian collector living in Torino; part of her family's collection since 1965; by descent from her grandmother in 1993; accompanied by a copy of the Italian export permit and an academic report by Emilio J. Bejarano Erosa (Director of the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Mexico, 1968-1982); also accompanied by scholarly note TL 5293 by Dr Ronald Bonewitz; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no. 10470-168352.
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Fine condition. Rare.
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Mesoamerican Zapotec Inlaid Mask
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000
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