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

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*Face and back mask

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*Face and back mask

It features the face of a shaman lord with a grimacing expression, under the effect of a tropanic alkaloid (coca leaves mixed with lime). The back has a refined circular shape. Gold, cut, embossed and pierced, assembled on the back. Calima, Colombia, 200 B.C. to 500 A.D. Front: 17.3 x 27 cm - 145 grams Back: 12.3 x 22.4 cm - 89.7 grams Thickness: 0.27 to 0.34 mm Studied in July 1997 by Conservation and Technical Services Limited, Birkbeck College, University of London

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Estimate

€8,000 - €12,000

Sold to

€17,000

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    Paris 75009
    France

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Romain BEOT - directeur Arts premiers

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