A Pair of Narino Gold Ear Ornaments
Sale 1246 - Pre-Columbian & Ethnographic Art
Oct 12, 2023
10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
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Estimate
$3,000 -
5,000
Price Realized
$3,780
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A Pair of Narino Gold Ear Ornaments
Capuli Style, Colombia, Circa 500-1000 A.D.
Width 3 inches (7.62 cm); 22 karat gold; 27 dwt (total).
Provenance:
Stephen Kramer Collection, Atlanta, Georgia.
[Parts of this collection are featured in A. Labbe, Colombia Before Columbus, 1986 and is a significant part of the Pre-Columbian art collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.]
Jeffrey Norris (b. 1955), Georgia, acquired from the above in the early 2000s.
[accompanied with a letter of ownership]
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