Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 20th September 2023
Lot 1209
A Mezcala mace head
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £280
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Description
A Mezcala mace head
Mexico, circa 400 - 100 BC
mottled greenstone,
5cm high,
a Mezcala greenstone pendant, 7.3cm long, a Mezcala greenstone finial, with a recessed base, 8.4cm long, a Mezcala greenstone frog pendant, pierced to the front of the base, 8cm long, a carved stone fish pendant, 11.3cm long, on a stand, and a carved andesite model of a bird, possibly Santa Marta, Colombia, 8cm long. (7)
Provenance
All apart from the bird - Maurice Bonnefoy Collection, London.
Romy Rey Collection, London.