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AN EXCELLENT GOLD SUN DISK FORM PECTORAL, VERAGUAS, PANAMA, A.D. 800-1200..
Anthropos Gallery
This hammered gold disk pectoral, worn on the chest in antiquity, tested at 22 karat gold, weighed 13.07 dwt. The edges of the disk are dotted with fine indentings creating the 360 degrees of rays of the sun with flaring edge, and a convex surface of the central circle of smooth gold.
$6,550.00
Artwork details
Origin
Unknown Panamanian artist, Veraguas area, A.D. 800-1200
Dimension
H 5.9IN x DIA 5.9IN
H 14.986CM x DIA 14.986CM
Provenance
1) B.C. Holland Gallery, Chicago.
2) James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired from the above, prior to 30 January 1991. [Inv. no. PC27]
3) Sotheby's, New York, Pre-Columbian Art, 23 November 1998, Lot 260.
Condition
Very good to excellent. Two holes were punched through the upper portion, as it was worn as a pectoral adornment.