Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2022
Lot 37
Two Colima lip plugs
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £280
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Description
Two Colima lip plugs
Mexico, circa 300 BC - 300 AD
obsidian,
3.6cm and 2.6cm long, mounted,
a Mexican pottery ear ornament with incised geometric decoration, 4.6cm long, a Mixtec carved stone pendant, depicting a head with four attachment holes to the back, 10.1cm wide, a Mixtec greenstone figure pendant, with attachment holes to the back, 3.5cm high, a Mexican brass bell with a bird surmount, 3.2cm high and two Mexican pottery head fragments. (9)
Provenance
Gimpel Fils, London.