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using the traditional concentric circle and line design and diminishing square design in subtle and unusual color combinations
5 cm)Provenance: Mirtha Virginia de Perea (1929 - 2019) private collection of Costa Rican art
Said to be from an Old Belgium collection
Condition: The amulet is intact and in excellent condition
A carved leg like this example may have served as a model for a larger sculpture or to teach apprentice sculptors how to replicate a master style
A fine Sinú Gold Bird Pendant, ca. 500 - 1000 CE Gods & Goddesses using the traditional concentric circlePerhaps more than any other Sin works of art, this charming figurative pendant offers a tantalizing glimpse into Sin cosmology and mythology as well as of their appreciation for the natural environment. With its outstretched wings, curved beak, and trapezoidal body, it displays a perfection and abstract purity of form. This archaic motif is based upon the powerful birds of prey (eagles, vultures, hawks, etc.) that signify shamanic power and supreme
