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Costa Rica or Panama Gold Pendant:Standing Sham

Currency:USD Category:Art Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,200.00 USD
Costa Rica or Panama Gold Pendant:Standing Sham
<B>Pendant: Standing Shaman Figure</B></I><BR>Costa Rica or Panama<BR>A.D. 700 - 1500<BR><I>Tumbaga,</B></I> Weight 7.8 grams<BR>Height 2 ¼ Width 1 ¼ in.<BR><BR>The frontal male shaman stands with legs and arms akimbo, the hands grasping tubular objects which attach to the thighs. A headdress of overlapping paired upward-thrusting bars in V-pattern is above a crudely conventionalized face with double loops at its sides. Condition is poor, with surface corrosion and losses.<BR><BR>The lot is sold with a statement of authenticity from the distinguished expert Robert Sonin.<BR><BR>Provenance<BR>Charles Craig, Santa Barbara<BR><BR>