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THE EMPIRES OF LIGHT [IV] European Private Collections of Pre-Columbian Art

Mon 03 Apr 202315H00

EXTERIEURE HÔTEL DROUOT Salle 10

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    Lot 111
    Headband
    representing numerous zoomorphic and other geometric symbols. Fine, regular weaving of multicolored camelid threads Nazca, Peru, AD 200-600 39 x 5.5...
    Lot 112
    Poncho element
    or liccia cape, featuring a beautiful decor of fantastical animals in the form of snakes and two-headed wildcats, and a band of birds in beautiful...
    Lot 114
    Poncho element
    or licia cape featuring a frieze probably of a stylized camelid or wader Multicolored camelid threads Chimu, Peru, AD 1100-1400 17.5 x 129 cm...
    Lot 118
    Club head
    of a warrior's face with a determined, alert expression Green veined hard stone, marks of time Atlantic slope, Costa Rica, AD 800-1400 6 x 7.4 cm
    Lot 119
    Amulet
    in the form of a tooth carved with a bust of a divinity with symbolically wide-open eyes. Spondyline shell, carved, polished and pierced. Small chip...
    Lot 120
    Potion container
    probably shamanic. It features a mythical animal holding a fish in its mouth. Terra cotta with traces of polychromy, a few small chips from the...
    Lot 121
    Mask pendant
    showing a face with refined, schematized features Carved, polished and drilled hard stone Chontal, Guerrero region, 400-100 BC 6.3 x 5.8 x 1.3 cm
    Lot 127
    Set :
    a Colombia low-title gold earring, a Peru gold bead, a shell bead, a small Colima terracotta potion receptacle and a small Teotihuacán stone...
    Lot 132
    Rare male figurine
    shown standing nude, hands symbolically resting on the lower abdomen. Dark beige terracotta with traces of red chromium, broken head Michoacán...
    Lot 137
    Mask
    featuring a face with embossed, incised superciliary arches. The half-open mouth and eyes are represented by two balanced cavities, giving it a...
    Lot 139
    Dignitary head
    wearing a large crown with side panels, his mouth is covered with ceremonial paint and his face displays a beautiful, hieratic expression. Orange...
    Lot 140
    Anthropomorphic idol
    with stylized, geometric features Carved and polished hard stone Mezcala, Guerrero region, Mexico 400-100 BC 11.2 x 5.2 x 2.7 cm Provenance: Rennes...
    Lot 143
    Large cult axe
    with triangular head. Beautifully balanced, modern forms. Meticulously polished hard stone, marks of time. Valdivia, Ecuador, circa 2300 to 2000 B.C...
    Lot 146
    Bust (Maya)
    featuring a deity personifying the glyph of the number zero. He wears a turban around his head and large tambas over his ears. His skeletal face...
    Lot 148
    *Shaman standing musician
    playing a conch-shaped musical instrument. He wears a helmet on his head, and his face sports a soft, timeless expression accentuated by coffee-bean...

    Sale information

    The richness, beauty, mysteries and technique of Pre-Columbian art continue to inspire admiration. The Millon auction house is offering an original selection of fine pieces from representative collections of this timelessly fascinating art. Several important pieces from major European private collections collected in the 1970s will be offered for sale at the Hôtel des Ventes Drouot, along with around a hundred cult works from the Americas focusing on the various pre-Columbian cultures. The peoples and cultures of Mexico will feature in this sale, notably through sculptures of callipygous goddesses in Olmec terracotta, beautiful Mezcala idols with stylized features from Guerrero, finely modeled shaman statues in Colima terracotta, Nayarit anthropomorphic sculptures, richly clad Ocarina statuettes from Veracruz, as well as superb pieces of goldsmithery from Colombia. The Maya world will be present with exceptional vases from the classical period. Objects from the Andean civilizations of Ecuador and Peru will also be on sale.

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    Saturday April 1st from 11am to 6pm Monday April 3rd from 11am to 12pm

    Our auctioneer

    Alexandre MILLON

    Alexandre MILLON

    . amillon@millon.com

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    Romain BEOT

    rbeot@millon.com

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    SERGE REYNES - ORIGINE EXPERT

    SERGE REYNES - ORIGINE EXPERT

    +33 (0)40 22 66 32 sergereynes@icloud.com

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