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357 - Caiman. Quimbaya, 1200–1500 CE. A rare, well-preserved example of pre-Columbian metalwork! L 13.5 cm, 78 g. Tumbaga (an alloy of gold and copper), cast using the lost-wax method. Figure of a caiman with four attached legs; the body is openwork, with the scales on its back designed as a braided band that ends at the head in two counter-rotating spirals. The wide mouth with pointed teeth is edged by a braided band, and the details of the head are finely worked. With casting core analysis dated October 29, 2008! Intact. Provenance: Formerly in a private collection in Berlin, acquired at Gorny & Mosch Auction 272, 2020, Lot 565; formerly in the collection of Dr. Günter Wiedner, Bavaria, from the 1980s until 2015.
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Caiman. Quimbaya, 1200–1500 CE. A rare, well-preserved example of pre-Columbian metalwork! L 13.5 cm, 78 g. Tumbaga (an alloy of gold and copper), cast using the lost-wax method. Figure of a caiman with four attached legs; the body is openwork, with the scales on its back designed as a braided band that ends at the head in two counter-rotating spirals. The wide mouth with pointed teeth is edged by a braided band, and the details of the head are finely worked. With casting core analysis dated October 29, 2008! Intact. Provenance: Formerly in a private collection in Berlin, acquired at Gorny & Mosch Auction 272, 2020, Lot 565; formerly in the collection of Dr. Günter Wiedner, Bavaria, from the 1980s until 2015.
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Auction 322: Ancient Art (Live Auction, Lots 1–407)Casa d’aste
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