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Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
December 14, 2020 12:00 PMCalender
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Diquis Gold Pendant Figure

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$375$300
Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 3536BLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: December 14, 2020 12:00PM

Description:

Diquis Gold Pendant Figure, Costa Rica, c. 800-1500 AD, figure of a man, possibly singing, with right hand on chest and left arm raised, wearing a hat, with suspension loop on top of the head, gold content 5.2 grams at 63 %, ht. 1 1/8 in.

Provenance: Collected by George Washington Goethals (1858-1928),while working on the Panama canal; then by descent through the family.
Estimate $300-500


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