Lot: 54

Pendentif en forme de grenouille avec deux têtes de serpent

Panama, Culture Veraguas

Provenance Taille Adjugé
Gubelin, Lucerne, Switzerland
André Emmerich, New York, USA (Record No. CA-274)
Edith Hafter (1911-2001), Solothurn, Switzerland (1964)
L: 6,8 cm;
B: 5,7 cm
Vendu

gold casting in the lost wax process, 21 carat, 58 grams,

The frog is an important totemic animal in all the pre-Columbian cultures, representing both fertility and the continuity of life.


This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee)