Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities - 20th February 2024
Lot 68
A collection of six Mezcala stone figural pendants
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1071
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Description
A collection of six Mezcala stone figural pendants
Mexico, circa 300 - 100 BC
the highest, 9cm,
a Costa Rican greenstone avian pendant, 14.3cm high, a Costa Rican quartz figural pendant, 8.5cm high, a Costa Rican avian pendant, 11.5cm high, a Chavin carved greenstone zoomorphic vessel, 11.5cm long and a Mexican greenstone mask, 10.8cm high, on a stand. (12)
Provenance
Three Mezcala figures - Maurice Bonnefoy Collection, London.
Three Costa Rican pendants - Banks - Primitive, Inc., Maryland, USA, 30th September 1994.
Romy Rey Collection, London.