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LOT 0442
Prehispanic Costa Rican Ceremonial Mace Head
100-500 A.D.
4 3/8 in. (206 grams total, 11.2 cm high including stand).
A carved jade profile animal-head mace head with drilled eye and teeth exposed; hole close the edge for suspension; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
English private collection.
For a variety of ceremonial mace heads from Guanacaste – Nicoya region see Deletaille, E., Tresros Du Nouveau Monde, Musees Royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, 1992, p.258.
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LOT 0442
Prehispanic Costa Rican Ceremonial Mace Head
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Prehispanic Animal Statue Group
16th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
A group of stone animal statues including a frog; bird; a pair of felines and a dog, all with stylised detailing. 153 grams total, 35-59 mm
Ex S.A.R. La Principessa Reale Maria Beatrice Di Savoia. with Christie's, London, 22 April 2005. English private collection. -
Prehispanic Painted Bowl
Early 16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
A carinated ceramic bowl with short neck, everted rim and rounded base, densely painted geometric motifs to the rim interior and upper body; stylised human face or 'mask' incised to the underside. 904 grams, 22 cm wide
Ex S.A.R. La Principessa Reale Maria Beatrice Di Savoia. with Christie's, London, 22 April 2005. English private collection -
Prehispanic Mayan Jade Mask
6th-9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
A human mask carved from a block of jade with lateral piercings for attachment at the temple and lower ear, prominent nose and lips, recessed eyes to accept inlay; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 1.1 kg total, 20 cm high including stand
Chipped
with Throckmorton Fine Arts, 1990s. English private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11720-199826.
Carved from jade, the most highly prized material of the ancient Maya, this mask displays a naturalism suggestive of a specific individual of importance. Other known examples appear to emphasise the supernatural or aspects of particular deities.
