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Rare Chavin Stone Snake Bowl with Inlays
Rare Chavin Stone Snake Bowl with Inlays
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Description
Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin, ca. 1400 BCE - 400 BCE. A fine stone vessel carved from dense black stone, with serpentine Janus-headed figures slithering around vessel, their double heads emerging at rim, turquoise inlays highlighting their deeply incised bodies and net background. 2-3/8" D by 1-3/4" H. The finest of the type we have ever seen!

Provenance: Ex-Fred Leighton Collection, NYC; Ex-Alexander Acevedo Collection, Ex-Arte Primitivo

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Condition
Surface showing light wear, else near choice
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Rare Chavin Stone Snake Bowl with Inlays

Estimate $7,500 - $9,500
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Starting Price $5,500
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