Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 20th September 2023

Lot 1208

Five Guanacaste Nicoya mace heads

Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £900

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Description

Five Guanacaste Nicoya mace heads
Costa Rica, circa 100 - 500 AD
stone and basalt, depicting a human skull, 8.5cm high, an owl head, 4.7cm high, a falcon head, 5.5cm high, a human head, 6cm high and a zoomorphic head, 3.5cm high. (5)

Provenance
human skull - Banks - Primitive, Inc., Maryland, USA, 30th September 1994.
Romy Rey Collection, London.