Loading, please wait...
LOT 2122
Pre-Columbian Nazca Spiked Stone Macehead
16TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
3 3/8 in. (557 grams, 86 mm).
Biconvex in profile with seven radiating flanges, large central hole. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Pre-Columbian Chimu Terracotta Monkey Vessel
Circa 900-1470 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Ceramic bulbous gourd pot with tubular neck, high-relief monkey body with head modelled in the round; neck restored. 631 grams, 17 cm high
From UK collection, acquired before 1960. With Kenneth Mackay, Tribalartantiques.com, London, N22, UK, in 2015. From the private collection of Mr A Hills, Kent, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a certificate of authenticity from Kenneth Mackay. -
.jpg)
Pre-Columbian Inca Artefact Collection
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Mixed group including an embroidered textile fragment and a ceramic head from a figurine. 95 grams total, 4.3-21 cm
Acquired in the 1940s-1950s. Ex Hiller collection; thence by decent. -
Pre-Columbian Serrated Stone Arrowhead Collection
Circa 2nd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Mixed group of tanged arrowheads with serrated edges. 20.4 grams total, 36-57 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
