09-10-200509-10-2005
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
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September 10, 2005 10:00 AMCalender
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Pre-Columbian Silver Beaker

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Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 2291Location: BostonDate / Time: September 10, 2005 10:00AM

Description:

Pre-Columbian Silver Beaker, Moche, 500-700 A.D., repousse human head with feline and avian features, the ear ornaments in the form of feline heads, (crack at back of head),ht. 6 3/4 in.

Provenance: Collected in 1937 by Russell Wheeler in Lima, Peru.
Estimate $2,500-3,500

Keywords

repousse human head , Russell Wheeler, Lima