Variety - Arms, Armour, Pre-Columbian and Asian
By Scollard Auctions
Feb 15, 2024
Brea, California, United States
Variety auction featuring arms and armour, ethnographic antiques including pre-Columbian, Filipino, Native American and African pieces as well as Asian lots, jewelry, minerals and much more.

LOT 98:

Pre-Columbian Peruvian Embossed Gold Earrings, Chimu 10th-15th c.

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Sold for: $175
Start price:
$ 175
Estimated price :
$500 - $750
Buyer's Premium: 25% More details
sales tax: 7.75% On the full lot's price and commission
Auction took place on Feb 15, 2024 at Scollard Auctions
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Pre-Columbian Peruvian Embossed Gold Earrings, Chimu 10th-15th c.
South America, Peru, Mesoamerican Chimu peoples 10th-15th C. circular gold embossed earrings of fine form with raised embossed bulbs to each. 1 3/4" W

Chimu inhabited the North Coast of Peru and were the largest political system pre-Inca in the region, their gold, silver, and copper smithing is well exemplified in various forms of art including beads, masks, and other Jewelry like earrings such as these.

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