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

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$2,000$1,600
Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 3536BLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: December 14, 2020 12:00PM

Description:

Diquis Gold Avian Pendant, Costa Rica, c. 800-1500 AD, possibly an eagle, with projecting ears, large round eyes, and downturned openwork beak, the projecting taloned feet finely detailed, with spread wings, and large flattened bipartite tail, a suspension loop at the back, gold content 38.1 grams, at 79%, ht. 2 1/2, wd. 2 in.

Provenance: Collected by George Washington Goethals (1858-1928),while working on the Panama canal; then by descent through the family.
Estimate $2,500-3,500


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