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226 - A rare and superb complete set of scales. The wooden and bone beam depicts two pairs of figures seated facing each other. Turquoises adorn the figures’ ears and the beam. The pans are made of bronze.
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A rare and superb complete set of scales. The wooden and bone beam depicts two pairs of figures seated facing each other. Turquoises adorn the figures’ ears and the beam. The pans are made of bronze. Length of the beam: 9 cm. Peru, North Coast. Chimu civilization. 1100–1400 AD. (Repaired at the inlay sites) Provenance: Harmer Rooke, New York, June 27, 1990, lot no. 375. Private collection, Brussels Passed down through the family
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TWO CONTINENTS, ONE COLLECTION (Asian and American Arts)Auction house
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