African, Oceanic & Art of the Americas - 28th April 2022
Lot 1007
A Chavin shell and gold necklace
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £850
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Description
A Chavin shell and gold necklace
Peru, circa 900 - 500 BC
re-strung with orange shell triangle pendants and spherical and tubular beads,
50cm long, gold test as 18ct,
with a pair of later made earrings and twenty-one loose shell pendants.
Provenance
John and Nora Wise, New York, USA.
Christie's, London, Tribal Art, 4 July 1989, lot 11.