Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 22nd February 2023
Lot 71
A Maya jade amulet
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £320
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Description
A Maya jade amulet
Mesoamerica, circa 250 - 750 AD
carved as a figure with arms to the chest, pierced through the neck for attachment,
4.5cm high.
Provenance
Given to the previous owner by Daniel Oduber Quiros, President of Costa Rica (from 1974 - 1978) from his private collection of Pre-Columbian artefacts.
Woolley and Wallis, Tribal Art, 1st March 2017, lot 51.
Romy Rey Collection, London.