Étiquettes
ca. 500-100 BCE, Crabs-Fish Nose Ornament, Gold, Loma Negra, North Coast Peru, Pre-Columbian, Vicus
Gold Crabs-Fish Nose Ornament, Pre-Columbian, Vicus, Loma Negra, North Coast Peru, ca. 500-100 BCE. Estimate $7,000 – $8,000. Photo Artemis Gallery.
Elegant and large gold nose ornament depicting crabs catching fish in raised relief. Custom stand. Gold itself measures 4″W x 2-1/2″H.
Provenance: Ex-Eugene Lions Collection, Geneva, Switzerland, ex-Arte Primitivo, NYC.
Artemis Gallery LIVE. Antiquities, Pre-Columbian & Tribal Art. February 13, 2015