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Unknown — Coclé Gold Double Figural Pendant with Staffs, circa AD 800-1500

Coclé Gold Double Figural Pendant with Staffs, circa AD 800-1500

This Coclé Gold Double Figural Pendant with Staffs dates from approximately AD 800-1500 and represents pre-Columbian Central American metallurgical and artistic achievement. The pendant exemplifies the sophisticated goldworking techniques and symbolic iconography of ancient Coclé culture.

Spotted At: Auction House · Sotheby's

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Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

November 15, 2022

Estimate: $15,000 – $25,000

Lot 6

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Collectors of Unknown

Richard Caswell

2 owned

Sebastián Naranjo

1 owned

Jonah Handel

1 owned

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris

1 owned

Ethan Elkins

1 owned

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Alex Capecelatro

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Mihail Lari

1 spotted

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Unknown, Coclé Gold Double Figural Pendant with Staffs, circa AD 800-1500

This Coclé Gold Double Figural Pendant with Staffs dates from approximately AD 800-1500 and represents pre-Columbian Central American metallurgical and artistic achievement. The pendant exemplifies the sophisticated goldworking techniques and symbolic iconography of ancient Coclé culture.

Seen at: Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Gold, Metalwork, Central American, Ritual Objects, Cultural Artifact, Pre-Columbian, Ornamental, Jewelry, Ancient, Figurative

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art