Pre-Columbian Male Figure With Headdress Pendant

£13,500.00

Ref: K4094T

Figural pendant, anatomically male with attenuated legs and long striated feet, the arms with angular shoulders, arms held away from the body, and striated hands connected to the thighs. Broad face and scrollwork ears, wearing trapezoidal headdess with a pair of chevron-patterned plumes on either side. Suspension loop at the back of the neck.‍

Date: 800 - 1500 A.D.

Metal: ‍ High carat gold (22-24ct)

Dimensions:‍ estimated approx. 4.8 × 2.5 × 1cm

Provenance: Sotheby's NYC, October 27-28 1989 (lot 156). Count and Countess Guy de Boisrouvray, Neuilly-sur-Seine. Acquired prior to 1968, Andre Emmerich Gallery, NYC.

Ref: K4094T

Figural pendant, anatomically male with attenuated legs and long striated feet, the arms with angular shoulders, arms held away from the body, and striated hands connected to the thighs. Broad face and scrollwork ears, wearing trapezoidal headdess with a pair of chevron-patterned plumes on either side. Suspension loop at the back of the neck.‍

Date: 800 - 1500 A.D.

Metal: ‍ High carat gold (22-24ct)

Dimensions:‍ estimated approx. 4.8 × 2.5 × 1cm

Provenance: Sotheby's NYC, October 27-28 1989 (lot 156). Count and Countess Guy de Boisrouvray, Neuilly-sur-Seine. Acquired prior to 1968, Andre Emmerich Gallery, NYC.