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Sale LES EMPIRES DE LUMIERE [IV] Collections privées européennes d'Art Précolombien of April 3 2023

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*Idole Ghost Figure

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*Idole Ghost Figure

with the head sculpted in projection and the lower body evoking the folded wings of a stylized bird. Carved and polished hardstone (speckled beige serpentine), marks of time. Mezcala type M16, Guerrero state, Mexico, 350-100 B.C. 14.5 x 6 x 3.7 cm Provenance: former M. Chevalier collection, 1970 Castor Hara sale, Drouot Paris, April 13, 2014, lot 163 Bibliography: sale Binoche et Giquello, Drouot, March 21, 2011, collection H.law, catalog number 36, for a similar work.
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€1,200 - €1,800

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€1,000

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